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2022 Food Insecurity in the Near East and North Africa

2023

This report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides a regional overview of food security and nutrition in the Near East and North Africa. This report provides the latest data on undernourishment, food insecurity, and malnutrition in the region and measures progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets for ending hunger globally.

This year’s report focuses on how trade can best enable food security and nutrition in the Arab region. The report discusses the regional status of food production, supply, and trade, examines the role of trade in enhancing food security, and offers policy recommendations.

The report provides prevalence estimates for stunting, wasting, and overweight indicators for children under five and statistical tables for additional nutrition indicators, exploring data across income levels and for conflict-affected and non-conflict countries. The report is accompanied by comprehensive data tables that provide prevalence estimates for each nutrition indicator by country.

Source:

Near East and North Africa – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2022: Trade as an Enabler for Food Security and Nutrition. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2023. https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc4773en.