According to the United Nations report, in the year 2023, about 28.2 million people in 59 countries will be forced to suffer from hunger. The United Nations gave this information on the global food situation in the 'Global Report on Food Crisis' on Wednesday.
Severe food shortage in war-torn areas
According to reports, most people in war-torn Gaza faced severe food shortages. More than 24 million people will face severe food insecurity in 2022. The reason behind this was the deteriorating food security situation in Gaza Strip and Sudan.
International experts set limits on starvation
Maximo Torero, chief economist for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, said international experts have set a level of hunger, with 705,000 people in five countries at stage five, which is considered high. He further said that the global report in 2016 This is the highest number of people suffering from hunger since the beginning.
the situation will get worse
The report estimates that about 1.1 million people in Gaza and 79,000 people in South Sudan could reach stage five by July and face severe food shortages. The war between Israel and Hamas has been going on for seven months. According to the report, this conflict will increase food insecurity in Haiti.