- Ethiopia: Among Countries Having Extremely Alarming Levels of Hunger

Ethiopia: Among Countries Having Extremely Alarming Levels of Hunger

IFPRI - October 15, 2008

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Thirty-three countries around the world have alarming or extremely alarming levels of hunger, according to the 2008 Global Hunger Index. The Democratic Republic of Congo scored the worst on the Index, followed by Eritrea, Burundi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ethiopia.

The Global Hunger Index is being released for World Food Day (October 16) for the third year in a row by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in conjunction with Welthungerhilfe (formerly known as German Agro-Action) and Concern Worldwide.

Ethiopia ranks 82nd out of 88 developing countries in the world. Read More.