State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 Report

SEO Title: SOFI 2026 Report: Global Hunger, Food Security, Healthy Diet Costs and Key Findings

Category: International Reports | Food Security | Nutrition | Sustainable Development Goals

UPSC Notes

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2026 is a flagship UN-system report assessing hunger, food insecurity and nutrition. It was released on 21 July 2026. (World Health Organization)

Key Pointers

  • Title/theme: Understanding and Addressing the High Cost of a Healthy Diet.

  • Produced jointly by:

    • FAO

    • IFAD

    • UNICEF

    • WFP

    • WHO

  • Related to SDG 2 – Zero Hunger.

  • Estimated people facing hunger in 2025: about 645 million.

  • Share of global population facing hunger: 7.8%.

  • About 2.1 billion people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. (World Health Organization)

  • The report highlights the affordability of healthy diets as a major food-security challenge.

  • Progress remains uneven across regions.

Prelims Focus: SOFI → five UN agencies → SDG 2 → 645 million → 7.8% → healthy diet affordability.