World hunger worsening as coronavirus weighs and obesity rises: UNWorld hunger was on the rise even before COVID-19 made it worseROME - Nearly one in nine people in the world are going hungry, with the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating already worsening trends this year, according to a United Nations report published Monday. Not only did people need enough food, but nutritious food, the study said, citing costly "health and environmental consequences" of sub-par diets. By 2030, over 890 million people could be affected by hunger, or 9.8 percent of the world's population, it estimated. About a quarter of Africa's population could go hungry by 2030 from 19.1 percent today, already twice the world average. Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean are worsening, with 9 million more hungry people last year than in 2015.

Source: Bangkok Post July 13, 2020 14:37 UTC