After long-term decline, global hunger is on the rise

The proportion of the global population experiencing undernourishment rose to 9.8% in 2021, according to an annual UN report on food security.

The big picture: The decline in hunger in recent decades had been a massive breakthrough for global development. That trend has slipped into reverse since 2018, according to the UN data.

The UN set a goal in 2015 of eliminating global hunger by 2030, but now estimates that roughly the same percentage (8%) of the world will face hunger then as did in 2015.

The report's authors cited "conflict, climate...