The number of people suffering acute food insecurity rose in 2023 for the fifth year in a row, according to a UN-led report. Conflicts, extreme weather and economic shocks are worsening the food crisis many people face.
Almost 282 million people suffered from acute hunger in 2023, according to a UN-led report released on Wednesday.
The global report on food crises from the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), called the outlook "bleak," adding that the number of people facing food insecurity grew by 24 million compared to 2022.
The report was produced jointly by several UN agencies, the European Union, government bodies and NGOs.
2023 was the fifth year in a row that saw a rise in the number of people suffering acute food insecurity.
"In a world of plenty, children are starving to death," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report's foreword.
"War, climate chaos and a cost-of-living crisis — combined with inadequate action — mean that almost 300 million people faced acute food crisis in 2023," he said. "Funding is not keeping pace with need."
