With one more year before the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium
Development Goals, the 2014 Global Hunger Index report offers a
multifaceted overview of global hunger that brings new insights to the
global debate on where to focus efforts in the fight against hunger and
malnutrition.
The state of hunger in developing countries as a group has improved since
1990, falling by 39 percent, according to the 2014 GHI. Despite progress
made, the level of hunger in the world is still “serious,” with 805 million
people continuing to go hungry, according to estimates by the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
One form of hunger that is often ignored or overshadowed by hunger
related to energy deficits is hidden hunger—also called micronutrient
deficiency—which affects some 2 billion people around the world. This
shortage in essential vitamins and minerals can have long-term,
irreversible health effects as well as socioeconomic consequences that can
erode a person’s well-being and development. By affecting people’s
productivity, it can also take a toll on countries’ economies.
To eliminate hidden hunger, governments must demonstrate political
commitment by making fighting it a priority. Governments and
multilateral institutions need to invest in and develop human and financial
resources, increase coordination, and ensure transparent monitoring and
evaluation to build capacity on nutrition.
http://www.ifpri.org/publication/2014-global-hunger-index
http://www.ifpri.org/tools/2013-ghi-map
1. About 842 million people in the world do not eat enough to
be healthy. That means that one in every eight people on
Earth goes to bed hungry each night. (Source: FAO, 2013)
2. 2.The number of people living with chronic hunger has fallen
by 17 percent since 1990–92. If the trend continues, we will
fall just short of the hunger target in the Millennium
Development Goals. (Source: FAO, 2013)
3. 3. Most of the world’s undernourished people are still to be
found in Southern Asia, closely followed by sub-Saharan
Africa and Eastern Asia. (Source: FAO, 2013)
https://www.wfp.org/stories/10-hunger-facts-2014
World Hunger
There are 805 million undernourished people in the world today.
That means one in nine people do not get enough food to be
healthy and lead an active life. Hunger and malnutrition are in fact
the number one risk to health worldwide — greater than AIDS,
malaria and tuberculosis combined. The good news is that hunger
is entirely solvable. There is enough food in the world to feed
everyone and no scientific breakthroughs are needed. Today’s
knowledge, tools and policies, combined with political will, can
solve the problem.
Solving hunger is a “best buy” in today’s tough economy. When
nations work together to solve hunger and invest in good nutrition,
they increase productivity and create economic opportunities.
Conversely, studies have shown that countries lose millions of
dollars in economic output as a result of child undernutrition.
Solving hunger is also a contribution to peace and stability. When
governments can no longer guarantee adequate food supplies,
states are prone to fall. Volatility on food markets can quickly
translate into volatility on the streets.
Finally, solving hunger lays the foundation for progress in many
other areas of development, including health and education. Wellnourished women have healthier, heavier babies whose immune
systems are stronger for life. A healthy, well-fed child is also more
likely to attend school.
Good progress was made in reducing chronic hunger in the 1980s
and the 1990s, but progress began to level off between 2000 and
2010. All of us – citizens, employers, corporate leaders and
governments – must work together to end hunger.
http://www.wfp.org/hunger
http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats
Objective: get people aware of how much world hunger there still
is in the world through social Action poster.
Possible Slogans/ Ideas to Interpret: “Hunger Is Still out there”
“End World Hunger”
“End World Hunger and Malnutrition”
“805 Mil. Still Malnourished”
“We can end Hunger”