According to a report released by the United Nations, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will lead more than 130 million people worldwide to suffer from chronic hunger at the end of this year.
In its latest report on the “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World”, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said that the pandemic “is intensifying the weaknesses and shortcomings in global food systems”.
The report, which was released last Monday, indicated that at least 83 million other people, and possibly up to 132 million people, will suffer from hunger in 2020 as a result of the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report estimates that about 690 million people suffered from hunger in 2019, an increase of 10 million people from the previous year.
“Africa is the most affected region in terms of proportions”, with 19.1% of its population suffering from malnutrition, followed by Asia with 8.3%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 7.4%.
With the impact of the pandemic on food security, the report emphasized that achieving the goal of sustainable development to end hunger by 2030 has become “doubtful”.
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