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Every year, this most intensely scrutinized of FAO’s reports presents the headline number of undernourished people around the world, while advocating for strategies against hunger and malnutrition.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 is a joint report is issued annually by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNICEF...

Key Messages: Global hunger, measured by the prevalence of undernourishment (SDG Indicator 2.1.1), affected between 691 and 783 million people in the world in 2022, 122 million...

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI – 2023) New estimates indicate hunger is no longer on the rise at the global level but is still far above...

This report aims to support countries in the necessary transition toward healthier, more sustainable diets by integrating biodiversity in food-based interventions to support nutrition and health.

KEY MESSAGES After remaining virtually unchanged for five years, the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) increased 1.5 percentage points in 2020 – reaching a level of around...

The past few decades have seen dramatic improvements in the region in access to food, as well as reduction in stunting rates and in premature death and disability caused by communicable, maternal...

Malnutrition in all its forms is closely linked, either directly or indirectly, to major causes of death and disability worldwide. The causes of malnutrition are directly related to inadequate...

There is more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone, yet 815 million people go hungry. As reflected in Sustainable Development Goal 2, one...

For the third year in a row, there has been a rise in world hunger. The absolute number of undernourished people, i.e. those facing chronic food deprivation, has...