SOLUTION TO HUNGER Presented by Ali Arsalan Hamid

SOLUTION TO HUNGER Presented by: §Ali §Arsalan §Hamid §Talal §Zain

What is hunger? §For most people in developed countries, being hungry is the uncomfortable feeling you get if you skip lunch. But it’s very different if you’re one of the hundreds of millions who don’t get enough to eat every single day. §Being malnourished means you don’t have the strength or energy to do even the simplest tasks. §Hunger makes you weak, tired and unable to concentrate §Work or study of any kind is exhausting. All you can think about is when you are going to eat.

Causes of hunger � Among the key causes of hunger are natural, disasters, conflict, poverty, poor and over-exploitation of the environment. Recently, financial and economic crises, and the drastic increase in food prices in 2008 have pushed even more people into hunger. � Conversely, the news isn’t all bad – although we have had an absolute the world, huge progress has been made increase in the number of hungry in since the 1970 s, when around 30% of the world’s population were undernourished.

Problems because of hunger § There are 1. 02 billion undernourished people in the world today. That means one in nearly six people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life. § Hunger and malnutrition are in fact poor agricultural infrastructure and overexploitation of the environment. § Recently, financial and economic crises have pushed m oregerpeople into hunthe number one risk to the health worldwide — greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. § Among the key causes of hunger are natural disasters, conflict, poverty, .

People facing hunger �Conversely, the news isn’t all bad – although we have had an absolute the world, huge progress has been made increase in the number of hungry in since the 1970 s, when around 30% of the world’s population were undernourished. �There are 1. 02 billion undernourished people in the world today. That means one in nearly six people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life.

Countries facing hunger 1 � The map below shows the world hunger problem by showing the prevalence of undernourishment in each country. Prevalence of undernourishment is measured by the share of a country's total population that is undernourished. The higher the prevalence, the more widespread the problem. To help analyse and monitor progress, five prevalence categroies have been established and are shown to the right of this text. � The names beside tell the specific countries facing hunger. � Afghanistan Bangladesh Brazil Canada China Eritrea Ethiopia France � Germany India Italy Jamaica Japan Mali � Mexico Mozambique Niger North Korea Russia Rwanda Ukraine United Kingdom

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How much food is wasted? � Food waste or food loss is food that is discarded or lost uneaten. As of 2011, 1. 3 billion tons of food, about one third of the global food production, are lost or wasted annually. Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In low -income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries much food – about 100 kilograms (220 lb) person and year – is wasted at the consumption stage. waste of food 0 -2 E-05 2 4 6 8 10 -4 E-05 -6 E-05 -8 E-05 -0, 00012 waste of food

Solution to hunger � Considering how many food is wasted and thrown away in restaurants every day, these world hunger solutions mainly talk about an equal distribution of food all over the world because clearly, there is something wrong with it. While those who were born in developed countries throw away food every day, there are people in Africa who go to bed hungry. � Malnutrition is a very important matter because it triggers a lot of other infections and diseases that occur in the body of a person who doesn't eat properly. You have probably heard about the ONE organization through the Live Aid and Live 8 concerts that raised a lot of money for poor people in Africa. � A lot of famous singers accepted to sing for free in extremely large venues placed in some cities such as London or Philadelphia and all the money that people paid for tickets were directed to the poor people of Africa. At the same time, donations were still going on during the concerts while artists were encouraging their fans to do so.

Examples of graphs showing % of hungry people saudia arabia 75 million 120% england 50 million 100% australia 95 million india 125 million pakistan 100 million 80% 60% 40% 20% 75 china 65 million m i 50 llio m n i 95 llio m n 12 illio 5 m n 10 illio 0 m n i 25 llio m n i 65 llio m n i 88 llio m n ill io n 0% america 25 million saudia arabia england australia india pakistan america china bangladesh 88 million % of hungry people

% of hungry people saudia arabia 75 million england 50 million 75 million 120% 88 million 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 65 million 0% 25 million australia 95 million 50 million india 125 million 95 million 125 million 100 million % of hungry people pakistan 100 million america 25 million china 65 million bangladesh 88 million

Chart Title 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% % of hungry people 30% % of hungry people 20% 10% 0% 75 50 95 125 100 25 65 88 million million saudia england australia india pakistan america chinabangladesh arabia

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