Extreme weather events were a leading cause of global hunger rising last year, with women, babies, and old people particularly vulnerable to the worsening trend, a UN report said Tuesday. Equally of concern is that 22.2 percent of children under five are affected by stunting in 2017,” said the document. Low- and middle-income countries, in particular, were harshly impacted by ever-more frequent climate extremes. In countries where conflict and climate shocks coincide, the impact on food insecurity was even more relentless, the report said. Boys fed betterThe UN noted that women worldwide are especially vulnerable to the impact of climate extremes, particularly in countries where even a semblance of gender parity remains a distance dream.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 11, 2018 09:33 UTC