UN says one-third of world cannot afford a healthy diet
The United Nations says the global cost of a healthy diet has risen 25 percent in five years, reaching US$4.28 purchasing power parity dollars per person per day. The finding was presented at UN headquarters in New York ahead of the launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. Máximo Torero, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), said 2.69 billion people, almost one in every three people in the world, still cannot afford a healthy diet. He said the report's main finding is that calories are relatively inexpensive, but nutritious foods... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 16 Jul 2026 07:00 LONDON
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