Highlights - MEPs to discuss EU leadership in the fight against famines - Committee on Development

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According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises , the number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent assistance hit a five-year high in 2020.

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/product/product-details/20210708CAN62547

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

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Articles, Nutrition, Development studies, Malnutrition, United Nations Development Group, World Food Programme, Famines, Food security, Famine

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According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises , the number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent assistance hit a five-year high in 2020.
Conflict, extreme weather and economic shocks -- including those caused by COVID-19 -- pushed at least 155 million people across 55 countries into acute food insecurity.
The challenges are enormous and MEPs will discuss with Mr Beasley WFP's work.
This debate will feed into the Committee's work on the upcoming own-initiative report on food security in developing countries.