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Approximately 733 million people in 2023 grappled with hunger globally, a new survey conducted by five specialised agencies of the United Nations, has revealed.

According to the report, titled “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI)”, and authored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO), the world is falling significantly short of achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2—Zero Hunger, by 2030.

The SOFI report indicated that the figure implies that one in 11 people globally and one in five in Africa faced extreme hunger last year.

The new report, published on Wednesday, revealed that the world has been set back 15 years in the quest to eradicate hunger, with levels of undernourishment comparable to records of 2008-2009.

Despite some progress in specific areas such as stunting and exclusive breastfeeding, the UN agencies explained that an alarming number of people continue to face food insecurity and malnutrition as global hunger levels have plateaued for three consecutive years.

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