Acute hunger doubles to 266 mn as humanitarian food aid falls 59%
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 16— Acute hunger has doubled worldwide over the past decade, affecting 266 million people across 47 countries and territories, as humanitarian food aid funding falls sharply, according to a new report by Action Against Hunger.
The report, released ahead of World Food Day, warns that worsening food crises are coinciding with shrinking resources for emergency assistance, leaving millions of vulnerable people at greater risk of hunger and malnutrition.
Titled The 10 Largest Global Food Crises, the report finds that humanitarian food aid in crisis-hit countries fell by 59 per cent between 2022 and 2025, returning to levels last recorded in 2016 and 2017.
