Friday, May 9, 2008

World Hunger

Still a concern???

"There has been no improvement since last count in the rate of decline of the number of undernourished in the world: 826 million people still do not get enough to eat in a time of unprecedented plenty"

"1.2 Billion People Live On $1 A Day Or Less--And Numbers Are Not Declining"

Over 200 million children under the age of five in the world are hungry. In fact, 23 boys and girls die every minute from hunger - that's 12 million children every year.
The financial costs to end hunger are relatively slight. The United Nations Development Program estimates that the basic health and nutrition needs of the world's poorest people could be met for an additional $13 billion a year. Animal lovers in the United States and Europe spend more than that on pet food each year

14450 tons of food wasted in America today

3025 tons global food aid provided today

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