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This website informed me on the 10 countries that are the most effected by hunger as well as the number of people and main reason for this problem.

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Yes. Right now, there is a global food crisis - the largest one in modern history. Since the United Nations World Food Program's (WFP) creation in 1963, never has hunger reached such devastating highs. From the eruption of new conflicts and the escalating impacts of the climate crisis to soaring food and fuel costs, millions of people are being driven closer to starvation each day.

Nearly 350 million people around the world are experiencing the most extreme forms of hunger right now. Of those, nearly 49 million people are on the brink of famine. Behind these massive statistics are individual children, women and men suffering from the dire effects of such severe hunger. Malnourished mothers give birth to malnourished babies, passing hunger from one generation to the next. Children's physical and cognitive growth is stunted. Farmers are unable to grow enough food to provide for their families and communities. Entire towns are forced to leave their homes in search of food.
What Is Causing the Current Global Food Crisis?
Conflict, the climate crisis and rising costs are driving the global food crisis. Conflict is the number one cause - it destroys roads and buildings, forces people from their homes, drives inflation and cuts off people's access to markets - all of which push communities into hunger. Hunger, in turn, can spark unrest as people protest high prices or compete over scarce resources. At the same time, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense. These climate emergencies destroy agricultural production and send shockwaves across local and global food systems. In 2021, climate extremes were the main driver of acute hunger in 8 African countries, pushing 23.5 million people into emergency levels of hunger. To assist people impacted by conflict and climate emergencies, the U.N. World Food Programme delivers immediate food assistance as well as long-term solutions that address the underlying causes of hunger.

Together, we can end global hunger once and for all.
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Some of the world's most significant hunger crises have only just burst onto the scene, like Ukraine, while others have swelled for over a decade, like Yemen and Syria. Below are the 10 worst hunger crises in the world today based on where the U.N. World Food Programme works and has collected recent data. The crises are ranked by the total number of people facing severe hunger in each country.
1) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Number of people facing extreme hunger: 23.4 million

Primary drivers of hunger: Conflict and displacement

The DRC is the world's largest hunger crisis, fueled by over 25 years of conflict and endemic poverty. 23.4 million people (about the population of Texas) are severely hungry today and over 6 million people have been displaced from their homes. In 2023, we reached 5.4 million people throughout the country.

From climate shocks and pest infestations to Ebola outbreaks and the economic impacts of COVID-19, the Congolese people's resilience has been tested at every turn. The latest Ebola outbreak was declared as recently as August of 2022. During the outbreak, the U.N. World Food Programme provided food to Ebola patients and people potentially affected by the disease. Using our vast logistics network of trucks and planes, we helped emergency responders reach remote outbreak areas quickly.
2) Afghanistan
Number of people facing extreme hunger: 12.4 million

Primary driver of hunger: Four decades of conflict

When international troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, the government quickly collapsed. The lives of Afghan families were thrown into chaos as the economy went into freefall. This in addition to the takeover of the country by Taliban forces meant homes were no longer safe and entire communities were cut from essential services due to conflict. Today, 12.4 million Afghans are extremely hungry. 4 million children and women are severely malnourished.

The U.N. World Food Programme has a longstanding presence in Afghanistan: We've worked in the country for more than 60 years. In 2023, the U.N. World Food Programme provided assistance to 18.6 million people. In additional to general food assistance, many of our programs focus on the specific nutritional needs of pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and children under the age of 5.
3) Yemen
Number of people facing severe hunger: 17 million

Primary driver of hunger: Civil war

For the past eight years, Yemen has been caught in a complex civil war that has created a devastating humanitarian emergency. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of Yemenis facing severe hunger increased by over 1 million - coming out to a record high of 17 million people who don't know where their next meal will come from. Many families survive on nothing more than bread and sweetened tea as rising prices push nutritious foods out of reach. Malnutrition rates for Yemeni women and children are among the highest in the world.

The U.N. World Food Programme reached 15.2 million people in 2023. To ensure our food is delivered to those who need it most, we rolled out a new biometrics platform in November of 2020 that allows people to register for cash assistance with their fingerprints or eye scans. This makes aid delivery more efficient and accountable. At the same time, it makes shopping easier and more secure for the people we serve, and the local economy is stimulated by the influx of cash as well.
4) Syria
Number of people facing extreme hunger: 12.9 million

Primary driver of hunger: Civil war

12 years of conflict have pushed more than 12.9 million Syrians into hunger and forced nearly 13 million from their homes. Today, Syrian refugees are the world's largest displaced population. A severe economic downturn, the declining value of the Syrian pound, and the lingering impacts of COVID-19 are forcing families who remain within the country's borders to choose between buying food, fuel or medicine.

WFP was forced to end the general food assistance programme at the end of 2023 due to funding shortfalls. This was a last resort and has affected 3.2 million people.
These are the 10 facts you need to know about the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan. 5) The Sahel
Number of people facing severe hunger: 13 million (projected)

Primary drivers of hunger: Armed conflict and climate extremes

A mother and her baby a refugee camp in Burkina Faso.

The Sahel sits just below the Sahara Desert and has become one of the world's worst hunger emergencies. Around 13 million people are projected to be experiencing crisis levels of hunger across five Sahelian countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Hunger is worsening and becoming increasingly complex as conflict spreads, food prices and poverty rates rise, and climate shocks become more frequent and extreme.

Through resilience programs like school meals and climate adaptation projects, the U.N. World Food Programme assists more than 2.5 million people across the Sahel. Research in Niger showed that our resilience programs have reduced instability by fostering collaboration and easing competition over natural resources.
6) South Sudan
Number of people facing severe hunger: 7.1 million

Primary driver of hunger: Civil war and historic flooding

The people of South Sudan face record levels of hunger: Nearly 65% of the population is experiencing a hunger crisis. This is due to increasing subnational violence, four consecutive years of flooding and high food prices.

In 2023, the U.N. World Food Programme reached over 5 million people in South Sudan with food and nutrition assistance. We also worked with flood-affected people to build their resilience to increasingly severe climate shocks. For example, through agricultural training, we taught farmers how to grow water-tolerant crops like rice, cassava and sukuma (collard greens).
7) Sudan
Number of people facing extreme hunger: 26.6 million

Drivers of hunger: Conflict, floods and inflation

Hunger continues to relentlessly rise in Sudan due to political instability, conflict, displacement, climate shocks and rising costs. At least one-third of the population faces extreme forms of hunger. Heavy rains and floods destroyed acres of farmland and disrupted the planting season in 2022. Conflict erupted in 2023 that has spread throughout the entire country.

The U.N. World Food Programme assists over 6.5 million people in Sudan since the start of the conflict.
8) Somalia
Number of people facing severe hunger: 6 million (projected)

Primary drivers of hunger: Drought, civil war and rising food prices

While famine has been kept at bay for now in Somalia, the food security situation remains critical. Over 6 million people are expected to face severe levels of hunger this year, including 300,000 people facing life-threatening hunger. Somalia is experiencing its longest drought in over 40 years, exacerbated by conflict.

In response, the U.N. World Food Programme significantly scaled up its operations in Somalia and is reaching 4.5 million people every month with emergency food and nutrition assistance. As the largest humanitarian agency in Somalia, we are working tirelessly to save lives during this exploding crisis. When rains failed again in 2022, we worked with the government to deliver early warning messages to over 1 million people as well as cash transfers to over 100,000 people. Through information and cash assistance, we helped to protect people's livelihoods from climate shocks.
9) Northern Ethiopia
Number of people facing severe hunger in the Tigray, Afar and Amhara: 5.5 million

Primary driver of hunger: Armed conflict

After two years of war, a peace agreement was signed in November 2022 which allowed for the restoration of humanitarian access across northern Ethiopia. Millions of people across need food and medicine now: The U.N. World Food Programme's latest food security assessment of the Tigray Region alone showed a dire, worsening situation with almost half of the population facing a severe lack of food.

Since March 2021, the U.N. World Food Programme has reached nearly 4 million people in northern Ethiopia with food and nutrition assistance. We are doing everything in our power to deliver emergency aid in even the hardest-to-reach areas.
See how we're working with our Goodwill Ambassador The Weeknd to support the people of northern Ethiopia. 10) Haiti
Number of people facing severe hunger: 4.7 million (projected)

Primary drivers of hunger: Political unrest, gang violence and extreme weather events

Haiti is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster: Political instability, an economic crisis and gang violence have deepened hunger in the country. For the first time in Haiti and in the Western Hemisphere, catastrophic hunger has been recorded.

The U.N. World Food Programme is committed to stay and deliver assistance to Haitians. Along with our emergency response, we provide school meals and work with communities to build their resilience to extreme weather events like earthquakes. By the end of 2022, we went above our projections and reached 1.8 million beneficiaries through $27.7 million and 13,218 metric tons of food.
What is WFP Doing to Respond to the Global Food Crisis?
The hunger crises in these 10 countries show the devastating impacts of the global food crisis. Through short-term solutions like emergency food assistance and long-term projects like agricultural trainings for farmers, the U.N. World Food Programme fights hunger in over 120 countries and territories. Our programs combat the main drivers of hunger: conflict, climate extremes and rising costs. Your generosity and support ensure the U.N. World Food Programme can save and change lives around the world.

Together, we can end global hunger once and for all.

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Global Food Crisis: 10 Countries Suffering the Most From Hunger - World Food Program USA

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These are the 10 worst hunger crises in the world today, ranked by the total number of people facing severe hunger in each country.

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The main Goal is to end world hunger by the Year 2030. By making food more accessible to everyone around the world in need.

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I hated hearing my fathers stories about how sometimes there wasn't enough for everyone to eat when he was a kid. so I have an interest in bringing a plate of food to everyone.

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Goal 2 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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While looking around on this interactive map I found that out of the whole world Nigeria has the worst food insecurity as 31.8 million people are moderately to severely food insecure.

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The latest analysis and real-time data on food crisis severity, global food security financing. Research and innovations to strengthen crisis response and resilience to food insecurity.

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A statistic I saw on the website stated that one in every three people worldwide struggle with moderate to severe food insecurity, this means that more than 2 billion people on earth suffer from food insecurity.

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Since I learning that so many people suffer from food insecurity I was wondering which country suffered the most from this crisis.

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Hungriest Places on Earth - Plan International

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The world is in the midst of a devastating food crisis. Across the globe, in countries such as South Sudan, Bangladesh and Guatemala, conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19 are contributing to a dramatic escalation in food insecurity.

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When researching about this topic you would think to find publishers on this topic to use starving but instead they go with the term "Food Insecurity".

So, what is food insecurity. Food insecurity, according to Feeding America is a term from the USDA that means "when people don't have complete access to food they need to live" which means when you don't know if you'll have food for your next meal or not.

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This TED talk gives an example on a way to help food insecurity. This video also talks about how she helped out.

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Food for Thought, Choice and Dignity | Maggie Kane | TEDxCaryWomen

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This website gives a variety of facts on world hunger what world hunger is.

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There is more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone on the planet. Yet as many as 783 million people still go hungry.

Global hunger crisis in 2023

Nearly one in ten people around the world go to bed hungry each night, a crisis driven largely by conflict, climate change, and chronic inequality.

Children Suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition

Of Child Deaths Worldwide Are Due to Hunger & Related Causes

Children Die Each Day from Illnesses Caused by Dirty Water and Unhygienic Living Conditions.

What is hunger?

Hunger is more complicated than empty bellies. It's a multifaceted problem with many root causes and far-reaching impact. The first step to ending the global hunger crisis is to understand what it is and why it exists in a world of plenty.

Who does hunger affect?

An overwhelming majority of the world's hungry people reside in the developing world, where extreme poverty and lack of access to nutritious food often leads to malnutrition. Women and children are particularly vulnerable.

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The world's hungriest countries

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There is more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone on the planet. Yet as many as 783 million people still go hungry.

Global hunger crisis in 2023

Nearly one in ten people around the world go to bed hungry each night, a crisis driven largely by conflict, climate change, and chronic inequality.

Children Suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition

Of Child Deaths Worldwide Are Due to Hunger & Related Causes

Children Die Each Day from Illnesses Caused by Dirty Water and Unhygienic Living Conditions.

What is hunger?

Hunger is more complicated than empty bellies. It's a multifaceted problem with many root causes and far-reaching impact. The first step to ending the global hunger crisis is to understand what it is and why it exists in a world of plenty.

Who does hunger affect?

An overwhelming majority of the world's hungry people reside in the developing world, where extreme poverty and lack of access to nutritious food often leads to malnutrition. Women and children are particularly vulnerable.

10 Hunger Facts

Download 10 facts about world hunger and learn how you can help us save lives.

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World Hunger Facts & Statistics | Action Against Hunger

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There is more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone on the planet. Yet as many as 783 million people still go hungry.

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I was thinking about how many people were hungry around the world and found that by 2030 about 600 million people are projected to face hunger.

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The main cause of world hunger is food insecurity which is not being able to access food. But food insecurity is caused by many different reasons, one of them being Poverty. Suffering from poverty makes accessing food hard because even if it is available, many cant afford it.

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World hunger facts: Causes, stats and solutions

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733 million people face hunger worldwide. Discover key facts and stats on world hunger and what causes food insecurity.

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Global food and security nutrition dashboard

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Global food and security nutrition dashboard

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This interactive map can show you many different statistics about the food insecurity ranging from food crisis population to food crisis prevalence in different countries around the world.

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The latest analysis and real-time data on food crisis severity, global food security financing. Research and innovations to strengthen crisis response and resilience to food insecurity.

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This table shows that Finland is the most food secure country

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Infographic: The World’s Top Countries For Food Security

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This chart shows index scores for the affordability, availability, natural resources, safety and quality of food in 2020.

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This website highlights how Nigeria is prone to droughts and floods, these natural causes make it very hard to grow food in rural areas

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This website gives me a overview on the food waste policy and food policy the country has

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Finland’s holistic approach to tackling food waste and food insecurity - Second Harvest Blog

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Finland is widely recognized as a global leader in sustainability and environmental responsibility. Here’s an overview of its food policies.

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While reading this article I learned that more than 50% of the Mozambique population cannot afford a nutritious diet. This statistic also leads to the unfortunate cause of child mortality in this country.

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Located in southeastern Africa, Mozambique is a low-income, food-deficit country with a largely rural population of 28 million. It ranked 181 of 189 countries in the 2020 Human Development Index, 103 of 107 in the 2020 Global Hunger Index, and 127 of 162 in the 2019 Gender Inequality Index.

Independence in 1975 was followed by a 16-year-long civil war which ended in 1992. Since then, two decades of peace and stability allowed Mozambique to make progress in social and economic terms. The Peace and Reconciliation agreement was signed in July 2019 and the government and international forces jointly initiated the process of demilitarization, demobilization and reintegration.

Escalating violence in the northern Cabo Delgado province is causing mass displacement. As of March 2021, 697,000 people had been driven away from their homes. Some 80,000 people are in areas made inaccessible by insecurity. The ongoing conflict is a driver of hunger. More than 950,000 people in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula are facing severe hunger ( IPC January 2021). Cabo Delgado province has the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in Mozambique - with more than half the children malnourished - and now thousands are falling deeper into food insecurity.

In 2015, the country reached its Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of hungry people. Chronic food insecurity is now estimated at 24 percent and malnutrition at 25 percent. However, despite these impressive achievements, significant challenges to food and nutrition security remain.
Most people cannot afford the minimum costs for an adequately diversified diet. Coupled with other factors - such as high rates of infectious and water-borne diseases and limited access to health services, water and sanitation - this lies at the roots of persistently high levels of malnutrition, which affects 43 percent of children under 5, with peaks of 46 percent in rural areas.

Conflict, drought and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic activities are among the main drivers of food insecurity. The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) across the country increased to 2.9 million people between January and March 2021, up from 2.7 million in the previous quarter.

The current level of food insecurity was caused by multiple shocks. In 2019-2020, Mozambique suffered from a lack of rainfall, extreme rains, cyclones, floods, pests and insecurity in the northern areas, which resulted in major agricultural losses, destruction of infrastructure, assets and livelihoods, internal displacement and other damages.

Mozambique is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. It is highly vulnerable to extreme climatic conditions which destroy infrastructure and restrict economic growth, hindering efforts to achieve environmental sustainability and to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Although the southern and central regions are prone to drought, floods frequently occur along major river basins and in poorly-drained urban settlements. Two out of three people live in coastal areas and are vulnerable to rapid-onset disasters such as cyclones, storms and flash floods.

In response to these challenges, the Government of Mozambique has recognized food and nutrition security as key priorities within its Five-Year Plan, which emphasizes the importance of improved access to food, living conditions and the development of human capital. The World Food Programme (WFP) has been present in Mozambique since 1977 and works to support and add value to the Government's Zero Hunger agenda, with a focus on improving the food security and strengthening the resilience of individuals and communities, in the face of multiple shocks and stressors.

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Located in southeastern Africa, Mozambique is a low-income, food-deficit country with a largely rural population of 28 million. It ranked 181 of 189 countries in the 2020 Human Development Index, 103 of 107 in the 2020 Global Hunger Index, and 127 of 162 in the 2019 Gender Inequality Index.

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By the year 2030 it is projected that 562 Million people will be severely malnourished and this article states that more than half of those people will be from Africa. This comes to show how heavily food insecure the Region of Africa is.

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Organizations like United suggest solutions like food pharmacies. A food pharmacy is basically a regular pharmacy but instead they present food as a form of medicine. This is a form of food distribution same as food pantries and also food trucks.

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Reducing Hunger to Build Stronger Communities | United Way | United Way Worldwide

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United Way is tackling food insecurity by connecting families to nutritious meals, expanding local food access, and building thriving communities.

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How effective would a food pharmacy in Nigeria, an area with natural disasters that are periodical, at solving their food insecurity?

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I think I want to research Zero Hunger which must be addressed to reach SDG goal 2. I will focus on Western Africa and Spread awareness to people to help. I want to research this because Western Africa is the Region of the world that is most in need

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What is the main cause for the mass food insecurity in the western region of Africa?