ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan is ranked 99th out of 129 countries who caught by hunger in the world, the main reasons of which are the political and economic crisis, as well as the lack of access and affordability of the common man to equal opportunities.
\nAccording to the international news Agency, in the 2022 report of the Global Hunger Index (GHI), Pakistan is at the 99th position with a score of 26.1 and the situation is not good even in the first 6 months of this year.
\nPakistan\u2019s score in 2007 and 2000 reports was 32.1 and 36.8 respectively and the worst score was 29.6 in 2014.
\nAccording to the GHI Report 2022, estimates show that 46 countries, including Pakistan, will not be able to overcome food shortages at least by 2030.
\nEarlier, a United Nations report prepared jointly by the World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization had alarmingly revealed that more than 8 million people in Pakistan would face \u201cextreme food insecurity\u201d.
\nAmong the reasons for Pakistan\u2019s lagging behind in the global index ranking are the political and economic crisis as well as the lack of access to opportunities and affordability of the common man.
\nThe Global Hunger Index report states that war, conflict, climate changes, and COVID-19 have made millions of people vulnerable to food insecurity in 2022.
\nThe report further states that South Asia is the region with the highest level of food insecurity in the world, where the growth rate of children is also the lowest.The highest rate of child loss in any region of the world is also here.
\nIt is worth mentioning that the report published in October last year stated that sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are regions where food is the highest level of deficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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