TNPSC Thervupettagam

Global Report on Food Crises 2023

May 11 , 2023 435 days 395 0
  • Nearly 258 million people in 58 territories were in Crisis or worse acute food insecurity Phase 3 or above, or equivalent in 2022.
  • 253 million people were in Stressed in 41 countries/territories.
  • In 19 countries, conflict/insecurity was the biggest contributor to the food crisis.
  • Meanwhile, in 12 countries, weather/climate extremes were the primary reason for the acute food insecurity.
  • Pakistan has been defined as a ‘major’ food crisis since 2017 when over 50 percent of its analysed population was in IPC Phase 3 or above
  • Over 35 million children under 5 years of age suffered from wasting, with 9.2 million of them severely wasted.

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