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[United Nations report: More than 600 million people in the world are still facing hunger] On July 28, local time, at the second United Nations Food System Summit held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Program and the World Health Organization jointly released the "2025 World Food Security and Nutrition State" report. The report shows that in recent years, the global hunger situation has improved, but in 2024, there are still 638 million to 720 million people facing hunger in the world, and nearly 2 million people in five countries and regions are facing catastrophic food insecurity, more than half of whom are from the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The report pointed out that according to the median estimate, about 8.2% of the world's population, about 673 million people, will face hunger in 2024, a decrease of 22 million from 2022. However, this progress is not balanced globally, especially in 2024, the entire population of 1.1 million in the Gaza Strip will face the most serious catastrophic food insecurity, almost twice as much as in 2023. According to current forecasts, 512 million people in the world may be chronically malnourished by 2030, nearly 60% of whom will be in Africa. FAO Chief Economist Torero said conflict and economic problems are the main causes of hunger. But economic slowdown and recession are affecting some economies that are already heavily in debt and can hardly afford food imports. This also explains why they cannot maintain the minimum calorie level needed to get rid of hunger. The report focuses on "addressing food price inflation and promoting food security and nutrition." The report emphasizes that global food prices have risen sharply since 2021, reaching a peak in January 2023, with even higher increases in low-income countries. High food prices have significantly weakened household purchasing power, exacerbated poverty and malnutrition, and particularly threatened low-income countries, rural areas, women and children. The report recommends taking a variety of policy measures to address food price inflation. The "State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World" report has been published annually since 1999, continuously monitoring and analyzing the progress of countries around the world in eliminating hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition. (CCTV News)