UN: Pandemic Pushed World Hunger Up Sharply In 2020

Tags: Africa, Children, China, Hunger, Population, Poverty, Report, Undernourishment

World hunger shot up in both absolute and proportional terms in 2020, outpacing population growth, according to a report released Monday by five United Nations agencies. An estimated 9.9% or 811 milion of all people were undernourished last year, up from 8.4 percent in 2019.

Source: China Daily
Length: 02:26
Country: China
Language: English
Date: 13.07.2021