Why has number of people facing hunger doubled since 2019?

Why has number of people facing hunger doubled since 2019?

318 million people will be in danger of starvation in the upcoming year, according to the World Food Programme. That is twice the figure from 2019, according to the UN agency.

What is the cause of this growing crisis that is putting so many people at risk?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

The World Food Programme’s Jean-Martin Bauer is the program director for food security and nutrition analysis.

Shahin Ashraf, Islamic Relief Worldwide’s head of global advocacy

Source: Aljazeera

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