Question: Consider the following statements in reference to The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2020 report:
(1) 8.9 percent of the world population went hungry in 2019.
(2) The majority of the worlds undernourished are found in Africa.
(3) In 2019, 21.3 percent (144.0 million) of children under 5 years of age were stunted.
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only 1,2
(b) Only 2,3
(c) Only 1,3
(d) All of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2020 report is released.
- This joint report is issued annually by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization.
- The report presents latest estimates on food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition at the global and regional levels.
Findings 2020:
- The world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030.
- Almost 690 million people around the world went hungry in 2019(up by 1 crore in 2018).
- This is 8.9 percent of the world population.
- The COVID-19 pandemic may add between 83 and 132 million people to the total number of undernourished in the world in 2020.
- The number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014.
- The majority of the world’s undernourished – 381 million – are still found in Asia. More than 250 million live in Africa, where the number of undernourished people is growing faster than in any other region of the world.
- The cost of a healthy diet exceeds the international poverty line (established at USD 1.90 or Rs 143 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day), making it unaffordable for the poor.
- The cost also exceeds average food expenditures in most countries in the Global South: around 57 percent or more of the population cannot afford a healthy diet throughout sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia.
Data on Children:
- In 2019, 21.3 percent (144.0 million) of children under 5 years of age were stunted.
- 6.9 percent (47.0 million) wasted and
- 5.6 percent (38.3 million) overweight
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay