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The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool that attempts to measure and track hunger globally as well as by region and by country, prepared by European NGOs of Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. [1] The GHI is calculated annually, and its results appear in a report issued in October each year. The 2024 Global Hunger Index shows that progress ...
According to the Global Hunger Index, South Asia (also known as the Indian Subcontinent) has the highest child malnutrition rate of world's regions. [14] India, a largely vegetarian country and second largest country in the world by population, contributes most number in malnutrition in the region. The 2006 report mentioned that "the low status ...
[16] [17] Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) reviews conducted by MSF and the State Ministry of Health from late March to early April 2024 showed that about 33.7% of civilians in West Darfur suffered from global acute malnutrition, as well as 29.4% of children tested in the Zamzam IDP camp and 20% in the general Al-Fashir area. Satellite ...
There is a realistic chance of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the war that began in April last year escalates, a global monitor said on Thursday, in a sharply worsening hunger crisis that the ...
Malnutrition can be identified as an underlying cause for shortened life. [14] 70% of childhood deaths (age 0–4) are reportedly due to diarrheal illness, acute respiratory infection, malaria and immunizable disease. However 56% of these childhood deaths can be attributed to the effects of malnutrition as an underlying cause. [15]
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2023 described food supply crises as an ongoing global risk. [26] The Russian invasion of Ukraine and crop failures from climate change worsened worldwide hunger and malnutrition. [27] Even Global North countries known for stable food supplies have been impacted. [28]
In 2023, more than 300 million people faced acute hunger globally. [6] WFP said it had "reached 152 million people with essential aid" in 2023. [6] The latest Hunger Hotspots outlook released June 2024 and co-published by WFP and FAO, emphasised that "acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 18 hotspots" between June and ...
The same month, detected cases of childhood malnutrition in northern Gaza increased by 300 percent compared to May 2024. [15] On 30 June 2024, the IPC Global Famine Review Committee said evidence indicates famine is not currently occurring in Gaza, but that high risk of famine would persist as long as the war.