Alarm bells go unheeded as the food crisis in Africa worsens
A joint report highlights the severity of the hunger issue and demands immediate action during the global climate talks A report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union Commission (AUC), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the World Food Programme (WFP) states that Africa is still experiencing an unparalleled food crisis. The malnutrition report of 2023 emphasises the pressing need for comprehensive action.
20% of Africans, or nearly 282 million people, suffer from undernourishment; this number has increased by 57 million since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic. A nutritious diet is unaffordable for over a billion people. About 30% of children suffer from stunting as a result of malnutrition.
Africa is still far from achieving the Malabo targets of eradicating hunger and all types of malnutrition by 2025 and the food security and nutrition targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
In the joint foreword of the report, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa Abebe Haile-Gabriel, H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment at the AUC, Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist at ECA, and Stanlake Samkange, Senior Director for Strategic Partnerships at WFP, stated that if countries are to achieve a world without hunger and malnutrition by 2030, they must step up their efforts accordingly.
Africa is afflicted by malnutrition in all its forms.
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