World hunger levels are reaching catastrophic proportions with 44 countries suffering with serious or alarming levels of hunger, according to the new 2022 Global Hunger Index (GHI), released Thursday. The report, which is jointly published by the international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide and the German charity Welthungerhilfe, cites the Ukraine war as one of the reasons why nine nations, including Somalia where famine is imminent and Yemen, have alarming levels of hunger.
According to the 2022 GHI, hunger is at alarming levels in five countries — Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, and Yemen — and is provisionally considered alarming in four additional countries— Burundi, Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria. In a further 35 countries, including Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan hunger is considered serious, based on 2022 GHI scores and provisional designations.
The 2022 Global Hunger Index is the 17th in a series of annual reports that present the hunger situation globally, by region, and at the country level using a multidimensional approach. The aim of the report is to trigger action to reduce hunger around the world. The GHI uses data from 136 countries.
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organization that focuses on the world's most vulnerable people. In addition to providing emergency aid in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, the non-governmental organization is also involved in long-term development cooperation. In 1968, Concern Worldwide - formerly known as Africa Concern - was founded in Dublin by a small group of people in response to famine and conflict in Biafra. The organization's international headquarters are located in Dublin, Ireland. Concern Worldwide currently operates in 25 countries.
Welthungerhilfe is a German non-governmental aid organization active in the fields of humanitarian aid and development cooperation, fighting against global hunger and for sustainable food security. The organization aims to eradicate hunger from the world. In addition to providing direct disaster relief, Welthungerhilfe uses local organizations to help people in developing countries escape hunger and poverty and achieve sustainable food security. Welthungerhilfe is currently active in 35 countries and is headquartered in Bonn.
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Full text: Global Hunger Index 2022, Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, published on October 13, 2022
https://www.globalhungerindex.org/pdf/en/2022.pdf
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