2 links tagged “hunger”
http://www.one.org/worldhungercrisis/
Food prices have risen 45% in the last nine months and the world is facing serious shortages of rice, wheat and corn. Since 2005, the prices of staple foods have risen by 80%. Rising food prices are dealing a crushing blow to the world's poorest people, who spend around half of their income on food. The current situation threatens to exacerbate the twin crises of hunger and malnutrition; already, under-nutrition contributes to almost half of all child deaths and more than 20% of maternal deaths.
Play a vocabulary game at FreeRice.com. Ten grains of rice are donated through the United Nations World Food Program for every correct answer. This is made possible by the sponsors who advertise on the site. The rice is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The World Food Program is the world’s largest food aid agency, working with over 1,000 other organizations in over 75 countries. In addition to providing food, the World Food Program helps hungry people to become self-reliant so that they escape hunger for good. Wherever possible, the World Food Program buys food locally to support local farmers and the local economy.
