World hunger has risen since 2018, NGO says
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expresso das Ilhas
Hunger now affects 645 million people worldwide, an increase from 2018 that is putting the goal of eradicating it by 2030 further out of reach. Welthungerhilfe president Marlehn Thieme believes wars are worsening the food crisis and threatening global security, according to Expresso das Ilhas.
World hunger has increased compared with 2018, putting the international goal of eradicating it by 2030 further out of reach, according to the non-governmental organisation Welthungerhilfe, cited by Expresso das Ilhas.
Welthungerhilfe president Marlehn Thieme describes the situation as alarming and attributes this global food crisis in particular to wars. This development follows nearly two decades of progress in the fight against hunger.
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