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Detailed explanation-1: -The UN World Food Program has warned that the world is facing a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude, as around 345 million people marching toward starvation. The executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, David Beasley said that 345 million people facing acute food insecurity in 82 countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -THE WORLD is entering 2023 in a hunger crisis. The World Food Programme (WFP), a UN agency that co-ordinates the distribution of food aid, reckons the number of people facing acute food insecurity jumped from 282m at the end of 2021 to a record 345m in 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -World hunger facts and figures for 2022 At the end of 2021, approximately 193 million people experienced acute hunger. That 828 million isn’t the largest figure for world hunger: The FAO estimates that there are 2.3 billion people facing less extreme, but still dangerous, levels of food insecurity.

Detailed explanation-4: -A record 349 million people across 79 countries are facing acute food insecurity – up from 287 million in 2021. This constitutes a staggering rise of 200 million people compared to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. More than 900,000 people worldwide are fighting to survive in famine-like conditions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Acute food insecurity globally continues to escalate. According to the recently published Global Report on Food Crisis 2022 Mid-year Update, up to 205 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity and to be in need of urgent assistance (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above or equivalent) in 45 countries.