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- Global Report on Food Crises 2022 was recently released by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC).
- The report is the flagship publication of the GNAFC and is facilitated by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN).
Major findings of the report
- Some 40 million more people globally experienced acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels in 2021 than 2020.
- Over half a million Ethiopians, southern Madagascar, South Sudanese and Yemenese are suffering from acute food insecurity.
- Over 193 million people in 53 countries or territories experienced acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels in 2021.
- Conflict forced 139 million people in 24 countries / territories into acute food insecurity. This is an increase from 99 million in 23 countries / territories in 2020.
Weather Extremes forced over 23 million people in eight countries / territories into acute food insecurity, up from 15.7 million in 15 countries / territories in 2020.
GNFAC
- It was Founded by the European Union, FAO and WFP in 2016.
- It is an alliance of humanitarian and development actors working together to prevent, prepare for and respond to food crises and support the Sustainable Development Goal to End Hunger (SDG 2).
Food Security Information Network (FSIN)
- It is a global initiative co-sponsored by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
- It seeks to strengthen food and nutrition security information systems for producing reliable and accurate data to guide analysis and decision-making.
Source-The Hindu
