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Update: 2009/06/20 15:35
According to a report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), due to the global economic crisis and persistently high food prices, the number of people suffering from hunger worldwide is expected to reach 1.02 billion in 2009—an increase of 105 million compared to the previous year. This means 2009 will be the worst year since the FAO began tracking global hunger statistics in the 1970s, with approximately one-sixth of the world's population facing hunger.
The FAO predicts that the economic crisis has led to rising unemployment, reducing people's purchasing power for food. On the other hand, food prices remain high, having increased by 24% compared to 2006. Regionally, the Asia-Pacific area has the highest number of hungry people at 642 million, followed by sub-Saharan Africa with 265 million, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 53 million.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 090620/ 1/ 1lmek. html
Global Hunger to Hit Record High in 2009
According to a report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), due to the global economic crisis and persistently high food prices, the number of people suffering from hunger worldwide is expected to reach 1.02 billion in 2009—an increase of 105 million compared to the previous year. This means 2009 will be the worst year since the FAO began tracking global hunger statistics in the 1970s, with approximately one-sixth of the world's population facing hunger.
The FAO predicts that the economic crisis has led to rising unemployment, reducing people's purchasing power for food. On the other hand, food prices remain high, having increased by 24% compared to 2006. Regionally, the Asia-Pacific area has the highest number of hungry people at 642 million, followed by sub-Saharan Africa with 265 million, and Latin America and the Caribbean with 53 million.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 090620/ 1/ 1lmek. html