UN: Slower global growth hikes hunger

Despite China's gains in food security, 'more than 820 million people' did not have enough to eat worldwide in 2018

More people worldwide have been going hungry in the past several years due to a slowing global economy despite China's achievements in poverty alleviation, according to a report released by the United Nations on Monday.

China has made great progress in improving food security and reducing the prevalence of undernourishment by nearly half in just over a decade, according to a joint report by five UN agencies, including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme.