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2021 Global Hunger Index – Hunger and food systems in conflict settings

Concern Worldwide, Welthungerhilfe von Grebmer, K., Bernstein, J., Wiemers, M., Schiffer, T., Hanano, A., Towey, O., Chéilleachair, N. R. , Foley, C., Gitter, S., Ekstrom, K., Fritschel, H., Delgado, C., Smith, D. 2021-10-9
Report on the combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and "ingreasingly severe and protracted" violent conflicts contributing to the reversal of progress in eliminating hunger. The report uses the Global Hunger Index (GHI), a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels. GHI scores are based on the values of four component indicators: underourishment, and child stunting, wasting, and mortality. Based on the values of the four indicators, the GHI determines hunger on a 100-point scale, where 0 is the best possible score (no hunger) and 100 is the worst. Each country’s GHI score is classified by severity, from low to extremely alarming. The 2021 GHI scores include data from 2016–2020. The report includes chapters on 1) global, regional and national trends, 2) hunger and food systems in conflict settings, and 3) policy recommendations.
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  • COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Economic
  • Food Insecurity
  • Health
  • Nutrition
  • Other Crises
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  • Afghanistan
  • Africa
  • Albania
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  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Asia
  • Azerbaijan
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  • Belarus
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  • East Africa
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  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
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  • Ethiopia
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