Global Hunger: Progress Made, Challenges Ahead

The 2019 Global Hunger Index indicates a global hunger score of 20.0, marking progress since 2000, when the score was 29.0 and categorized as severe. Despite improvements, hunger persists, with undernourished individuals rising from 785 million in 2015 to 822 million in 2019. Climate change poses a growing threat to food security, particularly in low-income countries, impacting food production and stability and likely increasing undernourishment in vulnerable regions.