The most recent version of the document, prepared with the help of 16 United Nations partners, estimated that in 2023 almost 282 million people in 59 countries faced high levels of acute food insecurity.

That figure means that 21.5 percent of the population studied would require urgent assistance with food and livelihoods.

The report, presented by representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program and the United Nations Children’s Fund, provides an assessment of the contexts most aggravated by the food crisis.

According to the document, nations such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Sudan, Afghanistan and Ethiopia had the worst indicators in the face of food insecurity in 2023.

Of the 281.6 million people who faced high levels of acute food insecurity last year, some 203 million were in 41 territories under analysis.

Acute malnutrition affected 36.4 million children worldwide, confirming that the food crisis continued to worsen in 2023, particularly among displaced and conflict-affected populations.

Added to this scene are: the new increasing and prolonged conflicts, extreme climate phenomena and economic difficulties that resulted in more than 90 million displaced from their homes.

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