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Historic Hunger Figures

19 June 2009 by Tim 2 Comments

World hunger is projected to reach a historic high in 2009 with 1,020 million people going hungry every day, according to new estimates published by FAO today.

The most recent increase in hunger is not the consequence of poor global harvests but is caused by the world economic crisis that has resulted in lower incomes and increased unemployment. This has reduced access to food by the poor, the UN agency said. FAO

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  1. Ron says

    21 June 2009 at 23:42

    1 in 7 not as a result of a shortage of food but due to a shortage of money. wow

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  2. Tim says

    22 June 2009 at 00:02

    Quite.

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