Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ,International Fund for Agriculture Development ,United Nations International Children's Fund ,World Food Programme ,World Health Organization ,United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251344712
Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2020 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ,International Fund for Agriculture Development ,United Nations International Children's Fund ,World Food Programme ,World Health Organization ,United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia Pdf
This report examines data available prior to the Covid-19 pandemic that affected the region and the world in 2020. By 2019, the Arab Region was already off track to achieve hunger and nutrition-related SDG targets by 2030. In fact, after good progress during past decades, since 2015-17 the number of undernourished people in the region has been increasing steadily. In 2019, the number of hungry people stood at 51.4 million, or 12.2 percent of the region’s population. If such trends continue, even ignoring the potential impact of Covid-19, the number of undernourished in the region will exceed 75 million people by 2030.