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Report:
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the eighth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger. It shows that the world has made some progress in reducing hunger since 1990, but still has far to go. World hunger remains “serious,” and 19 countries suffer from levels of hunger that are either “alarming” or “extremely alarming.”
The theme of the 2013 GHI report is resilience
in theory and in practice. The relief and development communities have long
struggled to understand why some people fare better than others when
confronting stresses or shocks. Resilience-building efforts are much needed to
help poor and vulnerable people cope with hunger seasons, droughts, and other
natural and manmade disasters. To help build resilience in ways that will boost
food and nutrition security, the report calls for breaking down the silos
between the relief and development communities and for focusing on approaches
that contribute to the ability of people and systems to resist, absorb, and
transform in response to shocks.