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State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 report
July 21 , 2023
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- It is an annual flagship report jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP) and World Health Organisation (WHO).
- It aims to inform on progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and to provide an in-depth analysis of key challenges for achieving this goal in the context of the SDG.
- The theme of the report is “Urbanisation, agrifood systems transformation, and healthy diets across the rural-urban continuum”.
- Over 700 million people was facing hunger in the world in 2022.
- 2.4 billion individuals did not have consistent access to nutritious, safe, and sufficient food in 2022.
- In 2021, 22.3% (148.1 million) children were stunted (too short for their age), 6.8% (45 million) were wasted (too thin for their height), and 5.6% (37 million) were overweight.
- Previously self-sustaining rural regions, especially in Africa and Asia, are now found to be increasingly dependent on national and global food markets.
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