KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 13
Record high food prices due to COVID-19, worsening conflict, climate change and natural disasters have exacerbated the global hunger crisis, driving millions more into extreme poverty and threatening to erase hard-won gains in development. Over 222 million people across 53 countries may suffer from acute food insecurity, their lives or livelihoods in danger because they do not have enough to eat.
Swift action is critical. But despite the strong commitment from the global community, there are significant challenges to monitoring the severity of the crisis and level of financing available, hindering efforts to match solutions to improve food security in the long-term.
Real time data that can help track the drivers of food and nutrition crises have uneven country coverage. A vast number of indicators are needed to capture the full range of factors that can lead to a crisis, which is critical to inform early warning systems. Funding and response activities span many partners who track, categorize, and report in different ways.
A version of this article appears in the print on November 14, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.