hungry one billion and 200 million people
ROME - In the world today, are the hungry billion and 200 million people. And 'what is clear from the report issued today by FAO (Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture) and Pam (World Food Programme). The document denounces the strong resurgence of hunger, caused by the global economic crisis, tragedy that has affected mainly the poor people in developing countries, highlighting the fragility 'of the system World Food and the need 'to its urgent riforma.Secondo the annual report, "The state of food insecurity", produced in collaboration with the WFP this year, almost all' of these people live in countries development. In Asia and the Pacific, an estimated 642 million, 265 million in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, 53 million; in the Near East and North Africa 42 million, and 15 million in developed countries. The full report 'was published to coincide with World Food Day which is celebrated on October 16, 2009. Over the last decade - even before the current crisis - the number of hungry people increased, slowly but steadily. Considerable progress were made in the '80s and early '90s, largely thanks to increased investment in agriculture that followed the world food crisis of the early '70s. But between 1995-97 and 2004-06, with the substantial decline of official development assistance (ODA) for agriculture, the number of undernourished and 'increased in all regions except Latin America and the Caribbean. But not for long, 'cause right now in this region and the economic crisis alimentaria have erased the progress fatti.L' increase in the number of people who suffer from hunger both during periods of low prices and prosperity 'in times of economic and high prices and economic downturn shows, according to the FAO , The extreme weakness of the global governance of food safety. "World leaders have reacted vigorously to the economic and financial crisis and were able to mobilize billions of dollars in a very short period of time. The same action and decided 'now necessary to combat hunger and poverty,'" said FAO Director General Jacques Diouf. "The increase in the number of people who suffer from hunger 'intolerable, he added. We have the technical and economic resources to clear the hunger from the planet, what is missing and' a more 'strong will' policy to eradicate it forever . It is essential to invest in agriculture in developing countries, not only to defeat hunger and poverty ', but also to ensure general economic growth, and therefore peace and stability 'in the world. "" We are pleased that there is a renewed commitment to food safety, but we must act quickly. It is unacceptable that in the twenty-first century, about one-sixth of the world population suffers from hunger, "said Josette Sheeran, executive director of UN World Food Programme." At a time when the number of people suffering from hunger has reached a historical peak , you and 'the more' low level of food assistance ever recorded. We know what it takes to cover the needs' urgent: what you need are the resources and international efforts to do so. "(Dires - Social Editor)
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