Global Hunger Index 2024 – Synopsis

The 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI) is the 19th in a series of annual reports that present the hunger situation globally, by region, and at the country level using a multidimensional approach. With the 2030 target for achieving Zero Hunger fast approaching, this year's report makes it starkly clear that the world is far from meeting this critical goal. The realization of the right to adequate food remains out of reach for billions of people. Progress in reducing all four GHI indicators—undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting, and child mortality—is falling short of internationally agreed targets. Many countries and territories are experiencing unprecedented levels of acute food insecurity, with potentially dire implications for their long-term development.