Welthungerhilfe, a German aid agency, reckons that the number of peo-ple suffering hunger may rise to1 billion in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. Poor people do not worry about what they will eat tomorrow, but whether they will eat at all. Malnutrition and unhealthy eating, which were serious problems even before the novel coronavirus began to spread, are being compounded by this health crisis. Awareness raising for eating healthy food is needed in all world regions, given that lack of micronutrients is causing so-called “hidden hunger” even in prosperous coun-tries.
This focus section directly relates to the UN’s second and third Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Zero hunger and health and well-being.
