Data for the Caribbean is of concern.
The Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition is a publication that presents an update on the state of food security and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The report is part of a joint work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO); the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
Undernourishment and Food insecurity decline for second year in a row
The Regional Overview 2024 reports that Latin America and the Caribbean region has presented a reduction in the prevalence of both undernourishment (hunger) and food insecurity, the only region with this trend worldwide. The prevalence of undernourishment fell from 6.6% in 2022 to 6.2% in 2023, continuing the trend observed between 2021 and 2022. This means that 2.9 million people stopped suffering from hunger in our region compared to the previous figure.
The same trend can be observed concerning the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity, which decreased from 31.4% in 2022 to 28.2% in 2023. That is, 19.7 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean stopped suffering from food insecurity. The improvement in numbers is driven by the South America subregion. However, the figures for the Caribbean continue to be worrying.
See the link to the full report here.