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The most recent global estimates for the number of hungry people in the world are based on data through the end of 1997. Since then, a series of environmental, economic and political shocks have disrupted agricultural production, driven millions of people from their homes and fields and swelled the ranks of the poor in places as farflung as Honduras, Indonesia and Kosovo.
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The economies of Southeast Asia trembled and nearly
collapsed after banking systems throughout the region failed
in 1997. Weather patterns associated with the El Niño
phenomenon parched crops in some regions, drowned them in
others, and hammered Central America with the devestating
winds and rain of Hurricane Mitch. Military conflicts
erupted in many places around the world- from Angola in
southwestern Africa to Kosovo in southeastern Europe -
forcing hundreds of thousands of people to rely on
international humanitarian assistance.
For more information about the effects of these emergencies
on food security, click on the links below.
Factors that
bring about change
Financial
crisis undermines Asian
progress
War and
complex emergencies strain aid
resources
Floods and
drought take toll on lives and crops
