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HUNGER FACT SHEET

Source: www.fighthunger.org
Topic: Hunger
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Sort Desciption: Hunger & malnutrition are the number 1 risk to global health killing more ... WFP Facts and Figures on Child Hunger, p4 ... WFP Hunger Facts, February 2003 ...

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Hunger is more than having an empty stomach. Hunger means not getting the necessary daily nutrition to lead a fully active, productive and healthy life. More than 300 million children are undernourished in todays world. These children are more likely to contract diseases and infections, and can suffer severe damage to their mental and physical development that is irreparable. Global Hunger 852 million people do not have enough to eat more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union Source: FAO & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2003 Hunger & malnutrition are the number 1 risk to global health killing more people than AIDS, malaria & TB combined. Source: WHO-World Health Report 2002 WHO 2003 Every five seconds a child dies because she or he was hungry Source: FAO State of Food Insecurity in the World 2003 Everyone needs 2,350 calories each day. 54 nations do not produce enough to feed their people Source: FAO-Mapping of the Food Supply Gap 1998; Bread for the World Institute-Hunger Basics FAQ In the 1990s, global poverty dropped by 20%. The number of hungry people increased by 18 million Source: Food as Aid: Trends, Needs and Challenges in the 21st Century We CAN do something about hunger in the world For US$34 you can feed a hungry child in school for an entire year Source: WFP School Feeding Global Report, 2003 Research shows that free school lunches can increase attendance rates by 100% and boost ...

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