The State of the World

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We need to do more and do it better if we all want a world without hunger

New evidence in The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2018 confirms a rise in world hunger: the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to levels from almost a decade ago.

Multiple forms of malnutrition are evident in many countries: adult obesity is growing even as forms of undernutrition persist.

The reports says that climate variability and extremes are key drivers behind this rise, together with conflict and economic downturns, and are threatening to erode and reverse gains made in ending hunger and malnutrition.

Developed thanks to the collaboration of
FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, SOFI 2018 reveals new challenges on the road to Zero Hunger, while setting out urgent actions needed to achieve the goal by 2030.

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The report is available in all UN languages

Regional Overviews


Five FAO Regional Overviews of Food Security and Nutrition will soon be released, providing more detailed analysis of progress and setbacks in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Near East and North Africa.

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Cindy.Holleman@fao.org

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