Hunger is a chronic condition of insufficient food - and the numbers associated with it are staggering:
| | Every five seconds a child dies due to hunger |
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| | The world can end hunger. We have the wealth, the resources and the know-how |
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| | 982 million poor people in developing countries live on $1 a day or less |
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| | By changing global agricultural policy we can end poverty and hunger |
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| | 854 million people suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition. This is comparable to the populations of the United States, Canada and Europe |
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| | By refocusing our attention on responsible agricultural practices, communities can sustain themselves for the long term |
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| | More than 60 percent of the chronically hungry people are women |
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| | Through support of community-level initiatives and pro-poor policies we can eliminate hunger |
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| | Hunger claims 25,000 lives every day, and is the largest threat to health in today's world |
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| | Governments of developing countries must support rural agriculture with investment in infrastructure, technology and services to help communities break free of the cycle of poverty |
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