US EditionGlobal Hunger Declines Slightly but Africa and Western Asia Face Growing Crisis
GLOBAL, JUL 28 – Global hunger fell to 8.2 percent in 2024, but hunger rose in Africa and Western Asia due to conflict, climate change, and food price inflation, UN agencies reported.
- The 2025 global report on food security and nutrition, released on July 29 in Addis Ababa, reveals that the proportion of people experiencing hunger worldwide fell slightly to 8.2 percent in 2024.
- This slight decline follows uneven progress shaped by rising food prices, inflationary pressures from the COVID-19 response, Ukraine war, and extreme weather events.
- The report highlights notable hunger reductions in Asia and Latin America but warns Africa's hunger rate surpassed 20 percent affecting 307 million, while western Asia also faces rising hunger.
- FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu stated, “progress is uneven,” and WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain warned funding cuts up to 40% will cause tens of millions to lose aid.
- The report calls for intensified investments in rural agricultural transformation, social protection, and collaborative action to ensure safe, affordable, and nutritious food especially for vulnerable populations.
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Africa: Global Hunger Declines, but Rises in Africa and Western Asia
This year's The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report also examines the causes and consequences of recent food inflation Addis Ababa -- An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress was not consistent across the globe, as hunger continued to rise in most subregions of Africa and western Asia, ac
World hunger declined slightly in 2024, affecting between 638 and 720 million people, thanks to progress in Latin America and South-East Asia, but continues to grow in Africa, several UN agencies said on Monday.
Addis Ababa – Last year, around 673 million people worldwide suffered from hunger – about 22 million fewer than in the previous year. This means that the number of people affected by hunger worldwide is declining again, according to the latest World Food Report, which was presented by five UN agencies in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa...
The United Nations Notes that Hunger Is Declining Globally but Is Increasing in Africa and West Asia
Addis Ababa – According to estimates, 8.2% of the world's population, or some 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5% in 2023 and 8.7% in 2022. However, this improvement is not uniform, as hunger has continued to gain ground in most of the subregions of Africa and West Asia, as revealed in the 2025 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, published today by five specialized agencies of the United N…
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