#STUBC Global Issues – World Starvation

If you haven’t already noticed how lucky you are, you must be missing something. You know how when you get home from school you grab a quick snack from the overflowing pantry? 12% of the worlds population can’t even have a decent breakfast. Some people don’t even get food for days. And if we don’t do something, we will lose that 12% of humanity.

It is weird because half of the world have an obesity problem and half of the world is starving. Something is wrong here. Here are 5 facts onĀ World Starvation:

1. Every day, 21,000 people die from hunger and hunger related causes.

2. Worldwide, there are currently 795 million people starving.

3. In Sub Saharan Africa, 1 in 4 people are hungry.

4. 2 Thirds of the worlds hungry people live in Asia.

5. About 1 Fifth of all children under Five are undernourished.

UNICEF says that 300 million children go to bed hungry every night, and if we don’t solve this problem, that number will rise rapidly.Image result for hungry people

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