Protracted conflicts and the economic impact of the COVID-19 worsened food crises last year, increasing the global total of people affected by 20 million to around 155.3 million.
100 million people were plunged into acute food insecurity because of conflict, followed by economic shocks (40 million), and weather extremes (16 million), said a report by the Global Network Against Food Crises released last week.
Africa was disproportionately hit, accounting for 63% of the global total number of people in crisis or worse.
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