Global hunger on the rise amid a surge in food prices and higher poverty levels.
Food insecurity is on the rise around much of the world, but 20 countries in particular are ‘hunger hotspots’, according to a new report from the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
According to the Hunger Hotspots Report, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are the countries of highest concern, with people experiencing, or projected to experience, starvation and death – Stage 5 of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.
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