World Hunger Facts
854 million people in the world are hungry.
"State of Food Insecurity in the World 2006." UN Food and Agriculture Organization
One in nearly seven people do not get enough food to be healthy, making hunger and malnutrition the number one risk to health worldwide.
UN World Food Programme
UN World Food Programme
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1 billion people in the world live on less than $1 a day.
"World Development Indicators 2007." The World Bank.
An additional 1.6 billion people live on less than $2 a day.
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Nearly one in three people die prematurely or have disabilities due to poor nutrition and calorie deficiencies.
"Malnutrition." World Health Organization (WHO)
27 percent of children under 5 are moderately to severely underweight in the developing world.
"State of the World's Children 2007."UNICEF.
"Malnutrition." World Health Organization (WHO)
27 percent of children under 5 are moderately to severely underweight in the developing world.
"State of the World's Children 2007."UNICEF.
The Cost to End World Hunger
The United Nations has estimated the cost of ending world hunger at about $195 billion a year. Twenty-two of the world's wealthiest countries have pledged to donate this money by contributing 0.7% of their national income to international aid, but the goal has not yet been reached. While five countries have already met the goal and others have a target date set, some others, including the United States, have yet to make real progress on achieving this goal.
If you'd like to encourage US lawmakers to work harder to do our share, visit this page at Poverty.com and print a letter that you can send to your congressional represenatives.