Americas 360
Americas 360
Wilson Center
A Hungry Hemisphere: Food Insecurity in the Americas
23 minutes Posted Nov 8, 2021 at 9:37 pm.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many of the conditions that cause food insecurity worldwide. The United Nations estimates that 59.7 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean faced hunger in 2020, an increase of 13.8 million people from the year prior. In this episode of Americas 360, our Wilson Center experts consider what can be done to improve food security across the Western Hemisphere.