Facts
On
World Hunger |
The
goals of Hydro For Hunger are achievable, and
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Besides death,
chronic malnutrition also causes impaired vision, listlessness,
stunted growth and greatly increased susceptibility to
disease. Severely malnourished people are unable to function
at even a basic level. (United Nations World Food Programme)
According to research conducted by the Urban Institute, 1.9 million
seniors must choose between buying food and buying needed medicine. |
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It is estimated
that one billion people in the world suffer from hunger
and malnutrition, about 100 times as many as those who
actually die from it each year. (Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations)
According to the 1996 World Food Summit, 840 million people
live in the condition of chronic, persistent hunger, one-seventh
of our human family. |
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