Japan Times published an article on the impact of COVID-19 on hunger and malnutrition globally. Hunger and malnourishment are increasing around the world as the coronavirus crisis pushes more people into poverty and limits access to healthy diets, according to the United Nations. At the same time, obesity has been on the rise as healthy foods remain out of reach for billions of people, a problem that will be compounded by the economic fallout from the virus. IFPRI's research suggests that while it’s too early to assess the full impact of the lockdowns and other virus-containment measures, another 83 million to 132 million may go hungry this year due to the global economic recession. Addressing COVID-19’s impact on hunger and nutrition would require an extra US$10 billion in government spending this year.
