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The Global Report on Food Crises is the result of a joint, consensus-based assessment of acute food insecurity situations around the world by 16 partner organizations. GNC is a partners of the Global Network  Against Food Crisis and  contributed to the analysis , report writing  and review of the nutrition situation in countries featured in the report.

The report tracks the numbers and locations of acutely food-insecure people most in need of emergency food, nutrition and livelihood assistance during the peak or worst point in 2019.

The data in this year’s report shows that the number of acutely food-insecure people in need of urgent assistance in the world is rising. 135 million people in 55 countries were in Crisis or worse(IPC/CH Phase 3 or above). In 55 food-crisis countries 75M children were stunted,17M children suffered from wasting

Limited access to nutritionally diverse diets , Limited access to clean drinking water and sanitation, and Limited access to healthcare continued to weaken the health and nutrition status of children living in food crises, with dire consequences for their development and long-term productivity.

The Global Network against Food Crises  indicated it will engage to monitor the situation against the data currently available and will strive to provide timely data, analyses and intelligence on the impact of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition.

https://www.fsinplatform.org/report/global-report-food-crises-2020/

 

 

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