Topic: Hunger
79% of people pushed into poverty by COVID in 2020 were from India: World Bank
The latest report by the World Bank has suggested that 71 million people across the globe may have been pushed into extreme poverty due to the pandemic in 2020. And, out of these, nearly 79% of people were from India.
Hunger kills one person every four seconds; NGOs urge world leaders to take action
With one person estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, 238 local and international non-governmental organisations are calling on leaders gathering at...
UN warns 345 million people face starvation worldwide
As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator urged the Security Council on Thursday to address the interlinked crises, and work towards establishing lasting peace in affected regions.
Hunger numbers reach 828 million, world moving backward on eliminating hunger: UN report
The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving in reverse.
Millions could starve due Russian blockade of ports: Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that millions of people could starve because of a Russian blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports which he said it left the world “on the brink of a terrible food crisis.”
71 per cent of Indians cannot afford a healthy diet: Report
71% Indians cannot afford a healthy meal and over 1.7 million people die every year due to diseases attributable to poor diet, according to a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment and Down to Earth magazine.
