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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

More than 250m people faced acute food insecurity in 2022, UN report says

Workers carry sacks of grain in a warehouse of the World Food Programme in the city of Abala, Ethiopia, in June 2022
Workers carry sacks of grain in a warehouse of the World Food Programme in the city of Abala, Ethiopia, in June 2022. Photograph: Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images

More than a quarter of a billion people around the world faced severe hunger last year amid a worsening global food crisis that threatens to slide into famine for millions.

The war in Ukraine, which has raised food prices globally, was one key factor, and other conflicts have also wreaked terrible damage on people’s ability to find or afford food. The lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic also played a role, as did the changing climate.

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