Global hunger declined, but remain at ‘serious’ level

An October 11, 2012 Global Hunger Index (GHI), a report on world food production, shows that global hunger has declined since 1990, but not dramatically, and remains at a level characterized as “serious.”

“Across regions and countries, GHI scores vary greatly. The highest GHI scores occur in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa” said the co-publishers of the report International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide.

Demographic disaster, hunger and halving poverty

Agencies' emergency assistance to nearly 6 million people across the Sahel is less than one third funded - Pix: Oxfam

A group of African experts have explored another dimension of making sure that economic growth is more evenhanded.

The Annual Progress Report “Jobs, Justice and Equity: Seizing Opportunities in Times of Global Change”, issued last week by the African Progress Panel said “there are 70 million more youth younger than 14 than there were ten years ago.”