The UN Reports Growing Food Insecurity

 

The United Nations according to their data shows growing food insecurity. The annual report on nutrition has linked the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and warfare to the spike. Food insecurity disproportionately effects African and Asian nations. The areas of food insecurity tend to be in war zones and unstable countries. However, the Russia-Ukraine War has not resulted in the starvation of the European population. The reason is that the conflict has not spread to other parts of Europe. What the annual report does not mention is that food prices were going up prior to the pandemic, wars, and dramatic increase in global temperature. Poverty also contributes to food insecurity. If food prices increase with out income getting enough food is not possible. The estimate the UN provided shows a crisis that does not get enough attention. A total 783 million  faced hunger in 2022. The rise of hunger hotspots are low in the West. Certain UN officials asserted  that global hunger could be ended by 2030. The goal is unrealistic considering the environmental  challenges and threat of war zones. While millions face hunger, others are generating food waste. Restaurants and supermarkets dispose of large amounts of unconsumed food. If the United Nations was serious about fighting global hunger, they would try to build an international system of food banks. What prevents this is getting to refugees and having a safe location. Africa has become the worst effected from the global food crisis. That is due to the fact that Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Mali Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and the DRC have experienced conflict. With war comes food insecurity among the civilian population. Solutions are going to require the efforts of farmers, nations, and a number supranational organizations. Otherwise the next report could have larger numbers of people suffering from starvation.