Much more investment needed to reverse rise in hunger – FAO DG
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that leads international efforts to defeat hunger, has raised the alarm that the recent increase in the number of hungry people in the world requires immediate action to reverse the situation. FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva who said this while addressing members of the FAO Council today noted that the latest hunger figure - 815 million people - marked the first increase after more than a decade of steady decline. Obesity and overweight are also growing, in developed and developing countries, posing another cost of current food systems, he added. FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva addressing the Council. Photo: ©FAO/Giuseppe Carotenuto "The most important thing to do now is to build the resilience of poor people to face the impacts of conflicts and climate change," making sure that humanitarian assistance is combined with development actions to ch...