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 2017 Global Hunger Index shows positive developments on many fronts, but there are still deep inequalities in hunger and undernutrition at the regional,...

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Main Authors: von Grebmer, Klaus, Bernstein, Jill, Hossain, Naomi, Brown, Tracy, Prasai, Nilam, Yohannes, Yisehac, Patterson, Fraser, Sonntag, Andrea, Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria, Towey, Olive, Foley, Connell
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Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147714
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author von Grebmer, Klaus
Bernstein, Jill
Hossain, Naomi
Brown, Tracy
Prasai, Nilam
Yohannes, Yisehac
Patterson, Fraser
Sonntag, Andrea
Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria
Towey, Olive
Foley, Connell
author_browse Bernstein, Jill
Brown, Tracy
Foley, Connell
Hossain, Naomi
Patterson, Fraser
Prasai, Nilam
Sonntag, Andrea
Towey, Olive
Yohannes, Yisehac
Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria
von Grebmer, Klaus
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Bernstein, Jill
Hossain, Naomi
Brown, Tracy
Prasai, Nilam
Yohannes, Yisehac
Patterson, Fraser
Sonntag, Andrea
Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria
Towey, Olive
Foley, Connell
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description 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 2017 Global Hunger Index shows positive developments on many fronts, but there are still deep inequalities in hunger and undernutrition at the regional, national, and subnational levels. Too many people lack access to the quantity and quality of food they need. And too many people are not healthy enough to nutritionally benefit from food, for example, because infectious diseases prevent them from properly absorbing nutrients. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda includes the goal of ending hunger worldwide, while “leaving no one behind” (UN 2015). Examining hunger through the lens of inequality brings into sharper focus those populations, at all levels, who have so far been left behind. As we make progress in combating hunger, we should apply lessons learned and concentrate attention and resources on the areas where hunger and undernutrition are still unacceptably high in order to further decrease hunger in the future.
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spelling CGSpace1477142025-11-06T05:16:55Z Global, regional, and national trends von Grebmer, Klaus Bernstein, Jill Hossain, Naomi Brown, Tracy Prasai, Nilam Yohannes, Yisehac Patterson, Fraser Sonntag, Andrea Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria Towey, Olive Foley, Connell income nutrition security gender child wasting undernutrition sustainable development goals economic development health nutrition policies agricultural policies hunger malnutrition nutrition wasting disease (nutritional disorder) famine food security child stunting agricultural productivity equality women 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 2017 Global Hunger Index shows positive developments on many fronts, but there are still deep inequalities in hunger and undernutrition at the regional, national, and subnational levels. Too many people lack access to the quantity and quality of food they need. And too many people are not healthy enough to nutritionally benefit from food, for example, because infectious diseases prevent them from properly absorbing nutrients. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda includes the goal of ending hunger worldwide, while “leaving no one behind” (UN 2015). Examining hunger through the lens of inequality brings into sharper focus those populations, at all levels, who have so far been left behind. As we make progress in combating hunger, we should apply lessons learned and concentrate attention and resources on the areas where hunger and undernutrition are still unacceptably high in order to further decrease hunger in the future. 2017 2024-06-21T09:23:13Z 2024-06-21T09:23:13Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147714 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141853 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Welthungerhilfe Concern Worldwide von Grebmer, Klaus; Bernstein, Jill; Hossain, Naomi; Brown, Tracy; Prasai, Nilam; Yohannes, Yisehac; Patterson, Fraser; Sonntag, Andrea; Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria; Towey, Olive; and Foley, Connell. 2017. Global, regional, and national trends. In 2017 Global Hunger Index: The inequalities of hunger. Chapter 2 Pp 10-23. Washington, DC; Bonn; and Dublin: International Food Policy Research Institute, Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292710_02.
spellingShingle income
nutrition security
gender
child wasting
undernutrition
sustainable development goals
economic development
health
nutrition policies
agricultural policies
hunger
malnutrition
nutrition
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
famine
food security
child stunting
agricultural productivity
equality
women
von Grebmer, Klaus
Bernstein, Jill
Hossain, Naomi
Brown, Tracy
Prasai, Nilam
Yohannes, Yisehac
Patterson, Fraser
Sonntag, Andrea
Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria
Towey, Olive
Foley, Connell
Global, regional, and national trends
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title_full Global, regional, and national trends
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topic income
nutrition security
gender
child wasting
undernutrition
sustainable development goals
economic development
health
nutrition policies
agricultural policies
hunger
malnutrition
nutrition
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
famine
food security
child stunting
agricultural productivity
equality
women
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