Escalating Food Insecurity in Asia-Pacific Undermines Health, Economic Growth, and Stability By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/escalating-food-insecurity-in-asia-pacific-undermines-health-economic-growth-and-stability/ UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 2025 (IPS) - 2025 marked a notable year of progress in reducing global hunger; yet climate pressures, economic instability, and ongoing conflicts continue to push agri-food systems to their limits, undermining food availability. In a new report, UN agencies raise the alarm on how these factors are particularly pronounced in the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for 40 percent of the world’s undernourished. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.