UN : Poor nations bearing the brunt of rising food prices, says report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Global food price inflation has significantly outpaced headline inflation since 2020, peaking at 13.6 percent in January 2023, 5.1 percentage points above the headline inflation rate of 8.5 percent, according to a new report by five specialized agencies of the United Nations.

UN : The cost of eating healthy rises sharply in poor nations, says report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Food prices rose throughout 2023 and 2024, pushing up the average cost of a healthy diet globally to 4.46 purchasing power parity (PPP) dollars per person per day, up from 4.30 PPP dollars in 2023 and 4.01 PPP dollars in 2022, according to a new report by five United Nations agencies.

Sudan : Funding gaps threaten response as health & food crises intensify (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has sounded the alarm over the escalating health and food crises currently gripping Sudan.