Only Acting Together Can We Stop the Rise in Malnutrition

Nov 9, 2018

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Development & Aid, Food & Agriculture, Headlines, Latin America & the Caribbean, Population, Poverty & SDGs | Opinion

Julio Berdegué is FAO Regional Representative, Carissa F. Etienne is Director of PAHO, Marita Perceval is Director of UNICEF in Latin America and the Caribbean, Miguel Barreto is Regional Director of WFP

In Latin America, 8.4% of women are in a situation of severe food insecurity, compared to 6.9% of men. In ten countries, 20% of the poorest children suffer three times more chronic malnutrition than the richest 20%. Indigenous populations suffer greater food insecurity than non-indigenous people, and rural populations have higher rates of poverty than urban ones.

A woman making tortillas in her home in the village of San Lorenzo, Chiapas, Mexico. In Latin America, 8.4% of women are in a situation of severe food insecurity, compared to 6.9% of men. Credit: FAO

SANTIAGO, Nov 8 2018 (IPS) - The number of undernourished people i

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