A new, interactive digital report launched today shows that the number of hungry people in Africa continues to rise, spurred by conflict, climate change and economic slowdowns including those triggered by COVID-19. Hunger on the continent has worsened substantially since 2013, the report states, and most of this deterioration occurred between 2019 and 2020. A new view of hunger and malnutritionThe digital report allows readers to get a better understanding of the scope of hunger in Africa. In 2020, 281.6 million Africans were undernourished, an increase of 89.1 million over 2014, the report shows. Short term measures to address the hunger challenge include countries providing humanitarian assistance and effective social protection measures, the report says.

Source: Ethiopian News December 14, 2021 12:33 UTC