Hungry people in the world can double

The number of people in the world who ate half of their food and went to bed hungry at night was 135 million last year. The number could almost double by the end of this year due to Covid-19.

A report titled 'Global Report on Food Crisis-2020' shows the record of people in acute food crisis or worse. These people live in 55 countries around the world. Bangladesh is also among the countries.

A total of 18 organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP), released a report on April 20 on the state of acute hunger in the world. The reporting work was completed before the Covid-19 disaster.

The number of hungry people in the world has remained stable for a decade and has started to increase again since 2015. In 2015, the number of hungry people in the world was 8 crore 54 lakhs, in 2016 this number increased to 69 crore 75 lakhs and in 2016 this number was 61 crore 16 lakhs.

According to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the number of hungry people could double to 265 million this year due to the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus. The WFP said in a new report on Tuesday.

Arif Hussain, WFP'rs chief economist and director of research, evaluation and monitoring, said:

Fear of famine in 36 countries :

The whole world is stunned by the deadly virus corona that has spread from the city of Wuhan in China. Lockdown is going on in different countries to prevent the infection of the virus. Everyone is trying to follow the rules given by the World Health Organization. However, the corona violence is not going to be stopped in any way. The deadly virus is killing one after another. Thousands of people are being attacked every day.

The world is in an economic crisis as everything has come to a standstill due to this unknown virus. This crisis will eventually hit the human stomach. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) says Covid-19 could cause famine in 36 countries. The agency says the number of hungry people could double this year as all economic activity around the world stagnates.

BlueFP executive director David Beasley said the worst effects of the coronavirus could be famine in three dozen countries around the world. About 1 million people in 10 countries have already reached the brink of starvation. In many lands, this humanitarian problem can lead to violence, conflict, and conflict.

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