Tag: world hunger

World hunger ‘hits one billion’

Jun 19, 2009

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mwkruse

in Africa, Asia, International Affairs, Poverty, Trends: Social

BBC: World hunger 'hits one billion' One billion people throughout the world suffer from hunger, a figure which has increased by 100 million because of the global financial crisis, says the UN. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said the figure was a record high. Persistently high food prices have also contributed to the…