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 general decline in world hunger.
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A United Nations report finds that one in three people worldwide cannot afford a healthy diet. While global hunger has eased for the third consecutive year, levels remain higher than those recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coverage from The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and Bloomberg emphasizes that progress against hunger is being threatened by conflicts, energy shocks, and El Niño. Politico additionally reports that the UN identifies EU farming support as a factor contributing to the higher cost of healthy food.
Future stability depends on mitigating the risks posed by ongoing wars and climate events. Coverage does not yet specify the particular policy changes recommended to address EU farming support.
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Quick answers
How does current hunger compare to previous years?
Hunger is falling and has eased for three years, though 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.
What role does the EU play in food pricing?
According to the UN, EU farming support is contributing to healthier food being more expensive.
Coverage (9)
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, head of UN agency warns Yahoo · 9h ago
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warns AP News · 9h ago
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, U.N. agency head warns Los Angeles Times · 9h ago
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warns WOODTV.com · 9h ago
- EU farming support contributing to pricier healthy food, says UN politico.eu · 9h ago
- World Hunger Eases for Third Year But War and El Niño Pose Risks Bloomberg.com · 9h ago
- Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger, UN agency head warns WFLA · 9h ago
- Hunger is falling but is still higher than pre-COVID levels: UN report Al Jazeera · 9h ago
- Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds The Guardian · 9h ago broke it first
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