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Globally, 783 million people suffer from chronic hunger, NGOs warn

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Some 783 million people in the world go to bed hungryimmersed in “a” “a growing and devastating food crisis of unprecedented proportions”NGOs warn on the occasion of World

Some 783 million people in the world go to bed hungryimmersed in “a” “a growing and devastating food crisis of unprecedented proportions”NGOs warn on the occasion of World Hunger Day, May 28.

The Spanish Emergency Committee, which includes Aldeas Infantiles, Educo, Médicos del Mundo, Oxfam Intermon, Plan Internacional and World Vision, emphasizes in a statement that conflicts, economic crisis, consequences of climate change And Rising prices worsen humanitarian crisis and left millions of families need help.

He The number of people facing extreme hunger has almost doubled since 2019until their number reaches 258 million in 58 countries by 2023. Some 783 million people suffer from chronic hungeraccording to the World Food Programme.

Humanitarian needs have doubled over the past four years: one in 23 people need humanitarian assistance to survive; half of them, 170 million, are minors.

Eloisa Molina from World Vision explains:

Children who suffer from hunger are more likely to be forced into marriage or child labor as they desperately search for enough food every day. Basic foods such as milk, eggs or chicken should not be considered a luxury and should be available to everyone in order to have a balanced diet.

Plan International emphasizes that “The countries with the greatest food insecurity are also the countries with the greatest gender inequality.”points out Fernando Alvarez, director of the NGO, who explains that almost 30% of women worldwide experience moderate or severe food insecurity.

Pilar Orduña, head of humanitarian action at Oxfam Intermon, denounces that “inequality is growing and we are seeing billionaires accumulating more and more wealth at the expense of the rest of the population.”

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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