Elaine Kurtenbach

AP Business Writer

In this Feb. 11, 2019 file photo, woman cuts rice in the village of Samroang Kandal on the north side of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Nearly a half-billion people in the Asia-Pacific are still malnourished and to achieve a goal of zero hunger by 2030 requires that millions escape food insecurity each month, according to a report released Wednesday by United Nations agencies.

Nearly Half-Billion in Asia-Pacific Still Go Hungry

Data compiled by the United Nations show slow progress and even backsliding in the areas of child wasting and stunting and other problems related to malnutrition.

Global Food Security at Risk

Access to affordable, nourishing diets are challenged due to poverty, civil conflicts and climate change.