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Oct 12 (Reuters) – High levels of inflation and rising costs of living are contributing to global hunger, a study of 16 countries commissioned by humanitarian organization World Vision International finds. Ta.
The survey, conducted ahead of World Food Day on Monday, found that 59% of parents surveyed are very concerned about hunger and malnutrition among children in their families, and 46% are worried about finding the money to buy food. It turned out that he was worried about that.
It also found that 37% of parents said their child did not get adequate nutrition every day, and 21% said their child had gone hungry in the last month.
In low-income countries, the proportion of children going to bed hungry rises to 38%. In the US, 18% of respondents said their child had gone to bed hungry in the house.
“Hunger is a global problem, not isolated to one country or part of the world,” World Vision International President Andrew Morey said in a statement.
The survey, conducted by Ipsos, surveyed more than 14,000 people from all income levels.
Of those who said their children went to bed hungry, 46% cited inflation and the cost of living as the main reasons. Her next two most common reasons cited were low household income (39%) and government not focusing enough on eradicating hunger (25%).
Rising prices are impacting economies around the world due to factors such as pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Persistent inflation has been economists’ top economic concern this year, according to a Reuters poll.
Ipsos surveyed approximately 1,000 adults in the 16 countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, South Korea, and the United States. The survey was conducted in Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, and Malawi, targeting approximately 500 people in each country.
Inflation and rising costs of living were cited as the most common cause of child hunger in 11 out of 16 countries, with the rate reaching 70% in Bangladesh. However, wealthy countries such as Canada (68%), Australia (66%) and the UK (66%) also cited rising prices as the main cause.
Report by Daniel Trotta.Editing: Edwina Gibbs
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