This marks the fourth consecutive year that the number of people in urgent need of nutritional assistance has risen.
More than a quarter billion people worldwide faced severe hunger last year amid a worsening food crisis that has pushed millions to the brink of starvation, according to an annual report led by the United Nations.
Acute food insecurity refers to a severe and immediate lack of access to adequate food that threatens the lives or livelihoods of people. While less severe than famine and starvation, it is characterized by a combination of factors such as sudden food supply disruptions, limited availability, high prices, or reduced access to food due to natural disasters, conflicts, or other emergencies.
While many of the countries that have requested external food assistance are failed or failing states located in Africa, the need stretches globally to countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti, Bangladesh and North Korea, among several others. Conflict was the main cause of food insecurity in 19 countries.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which is a major producer of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, led to steep price hikes last year that impacted tens of millions of people. While prices have mostly stabilized to levels seen before the war, the impacts are still ongoing due to supply chain issues and disruptions to exports. Rein Paulson is the director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Office of Emergencies and Resilience.
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