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UN: Africa leads chronic hunger as global hunger falls

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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI) report shows global hunger fell to 7.8% of the population in 2025—about 645 million people—marking a third consecutive year of decline. However, progress is uneven. Africa has overtaken Asia as the region with the highest absolute number of hungry people, with approximately 309 million individuals undernourished. In Africa, 66.6% of the population cannot afford a healthy diet, and nearly 80% of children aged six to 23 months suffer from under-nutrition. While Latin America and the Caribbean have seen improvements, new challenges have emerged. The report highlights that 2.7 billion people worldwide cannot afford a nutritious diet, largely due to logistics, inadequate storage, and transport costs. Acute food insecurity remains a critical concern, with over 265 million people in 58 countries facing it, driven by conflict, climate extremes, and economic shocks. In Somalia, the humanitarian crisis has intensified. While the World Food Programme (WFP) previously warned it held only one-tenth of the resources it had in 2022, recent developments show that unprecedented intensified due to severe funding shortages and environmental shocks. International aid cuts have already forced cuts, including reductions by the closure United States and other Western nations, have reportedly caused funding for acute malnutrition in parts of the country to drop by more than 80% this year. Consequently, 205 health and nutrition facilities. facilities have already closed, with up to 618 facilities at risk of closure nationwide under severe funding scenarios. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder noted reports that in the first half of 2026, admissions to stabilization centers for children with severe acute malnutrition rose by 32% compared to the previous year. Under severe funding scenarios, as many as 618 facilities could close nationwide. The WFP reports that six million people in Somalia face acute food insecurity and requires $198 An estimated 1.9 million children are expected to address the worsening situation, which suffer from malnutrition this year. This crisis is further compounded by rising fuel a severe drought that destroyed harvests, killed livestock, and fertilizer costs displaced approximately 500,000 people between January and April. In Baidoa, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reports that half of the threat children suffer from acute malnutrition, with one in four in a state of El Niño-related flooding. severe malnutrition. Somalia was also excluded from a $2 billion global humanitarian aid pledge announced by the U.S. following allegations of aid diversion and corruption.

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  1. 2026-08-23 13:40 UTC UN: Africa leads chronic hunger as global hunger falls
  2. 2026-08-23 01:59 UTC UN: Africa leads chronic hunger as global hunger falls
  3. 2026-08-22 08:15 UTC UN: Africa leads chronic hunger as global hunger falls
  4. 2026-08-20 20:02 UTC UN: Africa leads chronic hunger as global hunger falls
  5. 2026-08-19 06:22 UTC UN: Africa leads chronic hunger as global hunger falls
  6. 2026-07-31 12:02 UTC UN: Africa leads chronic hunger as global hunger falls
  7. 2026-07-31 06:14 UTC UN: Africa leads chronic hunger, Horn faces acute crisis
  8. 2026-07-29 03:49 UTC UN: Africa leads chronic hunger, Horn faces acute crisis
  9. 2026-07-27 20:57 UTC UN report: Africa overtakes Asia in chronic hunger
  10. 2026-07-27 20:41 UTC UN food security report: hunger down, Africa still hardest‑h

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