Global food crises worsened due to COVID-19 in 2023

Summary: The Global Report on Food Crises 2024 reveals that over one in five people in 59 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2023, up from one in 10 in 2016. COVID-19 worsened the situation, with one in five people facing food insecurity in 55 countries in 2023. Concerns are raised for Gaza and Sudan, with fears of famine and high levels of acute malnutrition. Sudan had 20.3 million people facing emergency food insecurity in 2023.

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