Documents/MDG/1: Poverty & Hunger/Target 1.C: Hunger

Target 1.C: Hunger

Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger Hunger may have spiked in 2009, one of the many dire consequences of the global food and financial crises. Progress to end hunger has been stymied in most regions. Despite some progress, one in four children in the developing world are still underweight. Children in rural areas are nearly twice as likely to be underweight as those in urban areas. In some regions, the prevalence of underweight children is dramatically higher among the poor. Over 42 million people have been uprooted by conflict or persecution.

Stakeholder(s):

  • Hungry People

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