In Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, 41 p.c of individuals had been reasonably or severely meals insecure, and 14 p.c skilled excessive meals insecurity, outlined as having no meals and going a day or extra with out consuming, in keeping with knowledge from the Meals and Agriculture Group of the United Nations (FAO). The variety of individuals missing bodily or financial entry to a amount and high quality of meals vital for well being and growth elevated to 267 million individuals in 2020, a rise of 60 million individuals from the earlier yr. Meals insecurity disproportionately impacts teams which might be already in a state of affairs of larger vulnerability, akin to girls, indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, individuals with disabilities, the aged, individuals in a state of affairs of human mobility, amongst others.
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