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. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) calculates GHI scores each year to assess progress and setbacks in combating hunger. The GHI is designed...

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Autores principales: 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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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148394
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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 The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and national levels. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) calculates GHI scores each year to assess progress and setbacks in combating hunger. The GHI is designed to raise awareness and understanding of the struggle against hunger, provide a means to compare the levels of hunger between countries and regions, and call attention to the areas of the world in greatest need of additional resources to eliminate hunger.
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spelling CGSpace1483942025-11-06T06:15:45Z The concept of the Global Hunger Index 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 health overfeeding thinness hunger malnutrition nutrition wasting disease (nutritional disorder) food security child stunting women The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and national levels. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) calculates GHI scores each year to assess progress and setbacks in combating hunger. The GHI is designed to raise awareness and understanding of the struggle against hunger, provide a means to compare the levels of hunger between countries and regions, and call attention to the areas of the world in greatest need of additional resources to eliminate hunger. 2017 2024-06-21T09:24:34Z 2024-06-21T09:24:34Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148394 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. The concept of the Global Hunger Index. In 2017 Global Hunger Index: The inequalities of hunger. Chapter 1 Pp 6-9. Washington, DC; Bonn; and Dublin: International Food Policy Research Institute, Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292710_01.
spellingShingle income
nutrition security
gender
child wasting
undernutrition
sustainable development goals
health
overfeeding
thinness
hunger
malnutrition
nutrition
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
food security
child stunting
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
The concept of the Global Hunger Index
title The concept of the Global Hunger Index
title_full The concept of the Global Hunger Index
title_fullStr The concept of the Global Hunger Index
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title_short The concept of the Global Hunger Index
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topic income
nutrition security
gender
child wasting
undernutrition
sustainable development goals
health
overfeeding
thinness
hunger
malnutrition
nutrition
wasting disease (nutritional disorder)
food security
child stunting
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148394
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