Wednesday, 24. June 2009
Topic: food - on June 24, 2009 at 12:45:00 PM CEST
UN: World hunger at all-time high due to economic slowdown
The number of hungry people in the world is projected to reach an all-time high of 1.02 billion this year, according to a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report blames this latest spike in world hunger chiefly on the global economic recession, which has increased unemployment and reduced incomes among the poor, leading to greater food insecurity.
