The proportion of undernourished people in the developing regions has fallen by almost half since 1990. Globally, about 795 million people are estimated to be undernourished. More than 90 million ...

But the truth is more complex. Nine out of 10 countries are in the grip of a health epidemic known as the "double burden" - where overweight and undernourished people live side-by-side.

Problems that once existed at opposite ends of the wealth spectrum have today converged in poor and middle-income countries, the report showed. A third of the world's nearly 700 million children ...

Around 12 percent of Bangladesh's population is undernourished, according to the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2024. The report, unveiled at a Dhaka hotel, also highlights the need for increased ...