On July 13, FAO joint International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) released the "2020 The State of Food Security And Nutrition in The World". According to current estimates, nearly 690 million people are hungry, accounting for 8.9% of the world's total population, an increase of 10 million in one year, and an increase of nearly 60 million in five years.

The report pointed out that due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on health and social economy, the food security and nutritional status of most vulnerable groups are likely to further deteriorate. Preliminary assessments indicate that the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic may cause the number of undernourished people worldwide to increase by 83 million to 132 million in 2020, which depends on economic growth prospects...

Besides the routine assessment of food security and nutritional status, the report also adds a forecast of the world's prospects for 2030, assuming the trend has remained constant over the past decade. The heads of the five agencies that issued the report pointed out that the goal of achieving zero hunger, ending food insecurity and various forms of malnutrition in 2030 is still far away.

From the perspective of the proportion of malnourished people, the regions hardest hit by hunger are Africa (19.1%), Asia (8.3%) and Latin America and the Caribbean (7.4%).

The report also shows that the burden of various forms of malnutrition remains a challenge. Although some progress has been made in child developmental delay, low birth weight and exclusive breastfeeding, progress is still slow. In all regions of the world, the problem of children's overweight has not been improved, and the problem of adult obesity continues to increase.

FAO calls on countries in the world to realize the transformation of the food system and ensure an economical and healthy diet.

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