The report has been published by the Irish humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide, the German aid agency Welthungerhilfe, and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV).
Key Findings
- Global hunger has seen little reduction since 2016, and stalled progress is pushing the 2030 target of zero hunger out of reach.
- India is ranked 102nd among the 123 countries assessed with a GHI score of 25.8 which is classified as serious.
- Factors behind hunger crisis: Conflict (primary driver), climate change and environmental shocks destroying food systems, economic fragility including inflation and currency depreciation, reduced humanitarian official development assistance, income inequality etc.
About Global Hunger Index (GHI)
- GHI is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.
- Based on the values of the four indicators and values (refer image), a GHI score is calculated, where 0 is the best possible score (no hunger) and 100 is the worst.
- Undernourishment (Insufficient caloric intake); Child stunting (Children with low height under age 5); Child wasting (Children with low weight for their height under age 5); Child mortality (Children who die before their fifth birthday).
