The new United Nations report titled, Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023, reported that about 6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean suffer from hunger. While this is a slight improvement (.5%) from 2022 it is still .9% above the 2019 records prior to COVID-19. This same report stated that in 2022, 247.8 million people in the region experienced moderate or severe food insecurity. This means that they were forced to reduce the quality/quantity of food they consumed, went without food, went hungry, and, in the most extreme case, went days without eating. It is reported that food insecurity affects women more so than men. These Latin American and Caribbean countries also are facing problems with both malnutrition and obesity. It appears that the reason behind these issues is due to these countries having the highest healthy diet costs worldwide as a result of rising food inflation driven by confinements, global supply chain disruptions, and human resource shortages.
By: Yazmin Santillan
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