Published On: Thu, Apr 25th, 2024

Acute hunger rose sharply in 2023, with greatest concerns in Gaza, Sudan: UN report

A woman wearing a headscarf in a hospital stands over an incubator containing an infant.

Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released Wednesday.

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Acute hunger rose sharply in 2023, with greatest concerns in Gaza, Sudan: UN report