#ClimateChange fueled #hunger & food insecurity across #LatinAmerica & the Caribbean as extreme #weather drove up crop #prices in multiple countries. #SocialSafetyNets helped decrease #undernourishment, but poor & vulnerable populations still suffer: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/27/americas/climate-change-latin-america-un-report-int-latam/index.html #foodsecurity

#Agriculture inputs and #nutrition outcomes: Mineral #fertilizers make significant contribution to reducing child #stunting, a proxy for #undernourishment. In countries with low levels of #fertilizer adoption, there might be larger gains with minimal #environment impact: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-024-00503-2

Today is World Food Day!

#Undernutrition among #children, #pregnant #women and #breastfeeding #mothers claimed the lives of 2⃣.5⃣7⃣ million children in 2021 (#GBDstudy).

#WorldFoodDay #GlobalHealth #GlobalGoals #SDGs #SDG2 #2030Agenda #UN @WHO #FAO #undernourishment #hunger #EndHunger #food #nutrition
https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/diseases-injuries-risks/factsheets/2021-child-and-maternal-malnutrition-level-2

#Undernutrition among #children, #pregnant #women and #breastfeeding #mothers claimed the lives of 2⃣.5⃣7⃣ million children in 2021 (#GBDstudy).

#GlobalHealth #GlobalGoals #SDGs #SDG2 #2030Agenda #UN @WHO #FAO #undernourishment #hunger #EndHunger #food #nutrition
https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/diseases-injuries-risks/factsheets/2021-child-and-maternal-malnutrition-level-2

#Malnutrition caused 2⃣5⃣7⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ direct deaths in 2021, excluding its contribution to other diseases, which was responsible for a far greater number of deaths.

#GlobalHealth #GlobalGoals #SDGs #undernourishment #undernutrition #hunger #EndHunger
#WHO #GlobalHealthEstimates https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_wbincome_new.xlsx

FAO: While most hidden costs of #foodsystems are linked to unhealthy #diets, addressing #poverty & #undernourishment remains a priority in low-income countries: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc7724en #foodsecurity #nutrition (5/n)

Russia's war increases #undernourishment, particularly in countries where #maize or #wheat are staples and it hurts people in countries depending on few trading partners: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10368-023-00564-x #cereals #trade #foodsecurity #hunger