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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Sarah Johnson

Africa to overtake Asia with highest number of hungry people by 2030, says UN

Empty plates laid out to symbolise the 733.4 million people living with hunger worldwide. The central message in red reads: End the global food crisis now. Round the edge is written: Millions of people have empty plates every day
The multi-agency report said that if current trends continue, almost 600 million people will be chronically undernourished by 2030, with 53% living in Africa. Photograph: Anna Gordon/Hungry for Action

Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the highest number of people experiencing hunger in the world by 2030, the UN has predicted.

In its annual state of food security and nutrition report, five UN agencies said there was a “clear trend” of rising prevalence of undernourishment in Africa.

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