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For the Global Thinker

Friday, June 19, 2009

World hunger 'hits one billion'


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8109698.stm
One billion people throughout the world suffer from hunger, a figure which has increased by 100 million because of the global financial crisis, says the UN.

Stats: Every year 30 million people die of hunger.
Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger...75% are children.

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