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Some facts:
One out of every 10 people in the world go hungry each day .
After years of progress towards ending hunger, it has been on the rise since 2020. A lot of this comes down to a fatal combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing climate crisis, and conflict, but that’s not the whole story.

What are the main causes of the global food crisis? | World Food Program | 2024
In 74 Countries in the world, 343 Million people are facing acute hunger due to
Conflict
A total 65 percent of the 343 million people facing acute hunger are in fragile or conflict-hit countries. Violence and instability in the Middle East, East, Central and West Africa as well as in the Caribbean, southern Asia and Eastern Europe are particularly concerning. Conflict disrupts food production, forces people from their homes and sources of income, and often hinders humanitarian access to people in most need.

Climate
The climate crisis is one of the leading causes of the steep rise in global hunger. Climate shocks destroy lives, crops and livelihoods, and undermine people’s ability to feed themselves. Hunger will spiral out of control if the world fails to take immediate climate action.

Economy
Sluggish global growth and economic stressors, linked to slow pandemic recovery and fallout from the war in Ukraine, continue to affect low and middle-income countries. This limits investment in social protection programmes, at a time when food prices remain at crisis levels.

and Displacement
Forcibly displaced people face specific vulnerabilities in relation to food insecurity including limited access to employment, livelihoods, food and shelter, and reliance on dwindling humanitarian assistance.
As of 30 June 2024 there were 122 million forcibly displaced people.
World refugees as of June 30, 2024 (Millions)

Total forcibly displaced	Refugees under UNHCR and UNRWA mandates	Asylum- seekers	Other people in need of international protection	Internally displaced persons
122.6m	37.9m	8m	5.8m	72.1m

Refuge Council of Australia

As a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Poverty - e.g. The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the world’s poorest countries. Last year, nearly 75% of residents lived below the poverty line. 40% of all Congolese are also living below the hunger line

Food Waste: According to the World Food Program, over 1 billion tons of food produced is never consumed. That’s equivalent to us throwing out one-third of the global food supply every year.

Food insecurity can lead to Instability: There is a vicious feedback loop between conflict and hunger currently at play in dozens of countries around the world. War drives hunger and hunger drives war.

Population Growth:
Problems associated with rapid population growth include: increased pressure on natural resources like water and food, environmental degradation through pollution and deforestation, strain on infrastructure and healthcare systems, potential for increased conflict over scarce resources, and social challenges related to poverty and inequality.
The birth rate in developed countries has been declining in the 20th and 21st centuries causing the population growth rate to decline. As of 2000 the birth rate in developing countries was still twice that of developed countries, but is declining also. Population growth has declined from a peak of 2.2% per year in 1963 to 1.08% in 2017 and will reach 0 around 2080 according to a UN estimate in 2024.
By that time the world population will have grown from 8 billion in 2024 by 12% to 9 bilion in 2080.

See World Population_growth

The IPC was originally developed in 2004 for use in Somalia by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU). Several national governments and international agencies, including CARE International,and others have been working together to adapt it to other food security contexts. Map as of January 2025