05 Oct 2022 --- The World Food Programme (WFP) is reporting a rapid accelerated red alert on global hunger and malnutrition levels. Compared to 2019, acute food insecurity has reportedly increased from 135 million to 345 million people. Moreover, resources have hit “rock bottom,” and the organization is calling for US$24 billion in financial contributions to alleviate food insecurity for 153 million people this year. The WFP stresses that 828 million people worldwide go to bed hungry daily, and 50 million people across 45 countries are on the edge of famine. NutritionInsight speaks with Anne Poulsen, director of United Nations (UN) WFP Nordic office and Jordan Cox, spokesperson for the WFP European Union and Martin Rentsch, spokesperson for the WFP in Germany.
