UN: 166m people are chronically hungry
Oct 8th, 2010 by admin
The United Nations said on Wednesday that protracted food crises are affecting more than 166 million people in 22 countries. The figure represents around 20 per cent of undernourished people around the world, according to a new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme. The report identified conflict, natural disaster and poor government institutions as some of the factors that contribute to protracted food crises marked by chronic hunger and food insecurity. The report claims Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, Somalia and Sudan are among countries that have experienced a food crisis for at least eight years.