Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds
A new UN report reveals that one in three people globally cannot afford a healthy diet despite a three-year trend of easing world hunger.
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A United Nations report indicates that a healthy diet remains unaffordable for one in three people worldwide. While global hunger has decreased for the third consecutive year, levels remain higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coverage from The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and Bloomberg emphasizes that progress is being threatened by conflicts, energy shocks, and El Niño. Politico reports that the UN also identifies EU farming support as a factor contributing to the higher price of healthy food.
Future developments center on the impact of ongoing wars and environmental risks to food security, as warned by the UN agency head.
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Quick answers
What portion of the global population cannot afford a healthy diet?
According to the UN report, one in three people globally find a healthy diet too expensive.
Has global hunger improved recently?
Yes, world hunger has eased for the third year, although it remains higher than pre-COVID levels.
What factors are threatening progress against hunger?
The UN agency head warns that conflicts, energy shocks, and El Niño pose significant risks.
Coverage (7)
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, head of UN agency warns Yahoo · 7h ago
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warns WOODTV.com · 7h ago
- EU farming support contributing to pricier healthy food, says UN politico.eu · 7h ago
- World Hunger Eases for Third Year But War and El Niño Pose Risks Bloomberg.com · 7h ago
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warns WFLA · 7h ago
- Hunger is falling but is still higher than pre-COVID levels: UN report Al Jazeera · 7h ago
- Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds The Guardian · 7h ago
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