UN Report: Hunger has reduced globally, hunger rate in India is below 10%, situation has improved in the world.

UN Hunger Rate In World Decreased India Important Role: According to the latest report of the United Nations (UN), the problem of hunger in the world has reduced for the third consecutive year and India’s role has been most important in this achievement. According to ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025’ report, the main reasons for the improvement in hunger rates in Asia are the targeted welfare schemes implemented in India and the increase in agricultural productivity. The hunger rate in India, which has about one-fifth of the world’s population, has come down to below 10 percent.

The report also notes positive changes in several countries in Africa, while the Dominican Republic has fallen off the global hunger map. However, the UN has warned that undernutrition among children, anemia among women and rising obesity among adults remain serious global challenges. The report also said that climate change, natural disasters and disruptions in global trade could impact this progress in the future. The United Nations has called on all countries to further strengthen policies that ensure nutrition, food security and accessible food.

India’s hunger rate below 10%

The hunger rate in India, home to about one-fifth of the world’s population, has fallen below 10 percent. According to the report, targeted welfare schemes and increased agricultural productivity have played a significant role in this improvement.

The report says that positive changes have also been seen in many countries of Africa. There have been signs of improvement in the hunger situation in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Senegal and Zambia. At the same time, the Dominican Republic is now out of the category of countries included in the global hunger map.

UN appeals to strengthen food security

Releasing the report, Maximo Torero, chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said that the ongoing war in Gaza has not had any major impact on global hunger figures. He pointed out that the report measures long-term and persistent malnutrition, not immediate food insecurity resulting from war or natural disasters.

Increase in food supplies in Gaza

Torero said that food supplies in Gaza have increased in recent times, which has stabilized the situation there to some extent. However, the agricultural infrastructure was heavily damaged by the war and it will take many years to fully restore agricultural production.

Malnutrition and anemia still a challenge

He said our aim is to help re-establish agricultural production as much of the agricultural infrastructure has been destroyed. Although hunger has declined, the report warns that undernutrition among children still remains a serious challenge. Apart from this, there has been an increase in cases of anemia in women and the problem of obesity in adults is also continuously increasing.

Climate change threatens progress

According to the report, access to a nutritious and balanced diet still remains a major challenge for millions of people around the world. The United Nations has called on governments to adopt policies that ensure the availability of food as well as its nutritional status and affordability.

Along with this, a warning has also been given to the world. It has been said that climate change-related disasters and disruptions in global trade could impact this progress.

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UN agencies released report

Five UN agencies have jointly prepared the report. According to the report ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’, in the year 2025, about 645 crore (645 million) of the world’s population, i.e. 7.8 percent of the people will be affected by hunger. This figure was 8.1 percent in 2024 and 8.6 percent in 2022.