Ending global hunger by 2030 costs less than 1% of military budgets
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Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
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- Ending hunger by 2030 would cost $93 billion annually, less than 1% of global military spending.
- The WFP projects 318 million people will face crisis levels of hunger by 2026, more than double the 2019 figure. 12s
- UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed stated that food is being used as a weapon in conflicts, with violence as a leading cause of food insecurity. 26s
- In 2022, 295 million people faced acute hunger, an increase of 14 million from the previous year. 38s
- The WFP plans to assist 110 million vulnerable people in 2026 with emergency food, nutrition, and resilience programs at a cost of $13 billion. 1m 2s