World hunger is worsening, gloomy outlook for 2020, says UN

Almost one in nine humans suffered from chronic undernourishment in 2019, a proportion expected to worsen due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an annual UN report released on Monday, July 13.

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According to the latest estimates, hunger affected about 690 million people last year, or 8.9% of the world’s population, the report said. 'agriculture (FAO), written with the assistance of the International Fund for the Development of Agriculture, UNICEF, the World Food Program and the World Health Organization.