Africa surpasses Asia with highest population facing hunger, says UN
UN report says Africa now has the largest number of people facing hunger, overtaking Asia.
- The United Nations report identifies Africa as the continent with the largest number of people facing hunger.
- A Food and Agriculture Organization official said the centre of gravity of hunger has moved from Asia to Africa.
What happened
A United Nations report says Africa has become the continent with the largest number of people facing hunger, overtaking Asia for the first time. The shift is linked to a growing number of Africans experiencing undernourishment, and a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) official said the centre of gravity of hunger has moved from Asia to Africa.
Background and earlier position
UPSC may frame this as a food-security and development question: why hunger is rising in Africa, what structural factors drive regional food insecurity, and how multilateral institutions such as the Food and Agriculture Organization respond through nutrition, agricultural resilience, and conflict-sensitive interventions.
