2018 was a somber and unpredictable year, not only for food and nutrition security, but also for global political stability and international development.
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2017 Global hunger index by severity
Note: For the 2017 GHI, data on the proportion of undernourished are for 2014–2016; data on child stunting and wasting are for the latest year in the period 2012–2016 for which data are available; and data on child mortality are for 2015.
The concept of the global hunger index
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and national levels.
Policy recommendations
Although enough food is produced globally to feed the world, hunger persists—largely the product of various and severe inequalities.
Global, regional, and national trends
As the issue of famine looms large, it is easy to lose sight of the progress that has been made in the fight against hunger and undernutrition.
The uneven distribution of hunger and nutrition reflects the unequal distribution of power in the food system.