UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023

Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip (Fatima Shbair/AP)

Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises.

The UN report said 24 million more people faced an acute lack of food than in 2022, due to the sharp deterioration in food security, especially in the Gaza Strip and Sudan.