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Worldwide, 5.8 million children are victims of chronic hunger.

  • December 26, 2023
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The worsening food crisis in ten countries has left 5.8 million children chronically hungry, which translates to about 16,000 children a day, according to the non-governmental organization. Save

The worsening food crisis in ten countries has left 5.8 million children chronically hungry, which translates to about 16,000 children a day, according to the non-governmental organization. Save the childrenwhich estimates that around 24 million minors have become victims of this scourge worldwide.

NGO studied data from the Integrated Stage Classification Food Safety warn of the deteriorating situation in Sudan, Somalia, Burundi, Djibouti, Gambia, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, Senegal and Malawi.

The case is particularly alarming in Sudan, where four million children are hungry since the conflict began in April, up 74 percent from 2022. Somalia It is the second country where the data deteriorates the most, as around 500,000 more minors were forced into this scenario, for a total of up to 3.5 million.

In net terms, the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains the largest world food crisis for childrenbecause despite a slight decline in the most serious cases, some 13.5 million children suffer from severe food insecurity.

Save the Children’s head of hunger promotion and policy, Nana Ndeda, stressed that “hunger is not a lost cause” and pointed out that despite “tremendous progress” in recent decades, conflicts, economic instability and the climate emergency mean the world is still a long way from complete eradication.

“If we want to end world hunger, we must address all the root causes. We cannot continue to sweep this under the rug,” he said in an address to the international community.

Europe Press

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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