One-Third of Global Food Goes to Waste While Millions of Children Starve
This year, the UN has chosen "food waste" as the focus of International Zero Waste Day on March 30, encouraging action from governments, businesses, communities, and individuals at every level.
Data compiled from a global analysis of food and nutrition crises indicates that in 2024, more than 295 million people across 53 countries and regions experienced varying degrees of acute hunger, marking a rise of 13.7 million compared to 2023, according to reports.
Globally, around 1.4 million people are currently enduring the most extreme form of acute food insecurity, classified as famine. Gaza has the highest number, with 640,600 individuals affected, followed closely by Sudan at 637,200, South Sudan at 83,500, Yemen at 41,200, Haiti at 8,400, and Mali at 2,600.
In addition, more than 30 million people are experiencing a Level 4 acute food crisis. Sudan tops this list with 8.1 million affected, followed by Yemen (5.5 million), the Democratic Republic of Congo (3.9 million), Afghanistan (3.1 million), Myanmar (2.8 million), South Sudan (2.4 million), Haiti (2.1 million), Pakistan (1.7 million), Nigeria (1.2 million), and Gaza, Palestine (1.1 million).
Children remain among the most vulnerable in this ongoing crisis. As stated by reports, over three million children die each year due to hunger-related causes, with around 43 million children globally facing severe hunger. Approximately 45% of deaths among children under the age of five are connected to hunger and malnutrition.
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