More than 2 billion people do not have regular access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food. An additional 83 to million people are at risk of being undernourished in due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The countries with the highest percentage of undernourished people as reported for the years by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Central African Republic: However, no country is immune from the problem of food scarcity. Worldwide, 2 billion people do not have regular access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food—including an estimated More than million people in the world suffer from chronic hunger. Hunger is most dangerous to the most vulnerable, children. Every year, about Hunger also causes stunted growth in million children.
These factors can lead to death in infancy. But even if the child lives, they are likely to be underdeveloped physically and mentally, no matter how their nutrition improves as adults. Additionally, an estimated 4 million people die every year from obesity resulting from bad nutrition. These organizations help people who are hungry right now. The best way to help end world hunger is a direct monetary donation to organizations working to eliminate hunger.
These organizations have people working on the ground in areas where need is felt. The Empower India Rural Girl Children with Education project pays tuition, and transportation and lunch fees to rural, underprivileged female students in India.
The dropout rate is high among girls in India, especially as they reach puberty and are expected to help out more around the home. Thanks to this project, more girls are staying in school longer.
In the developing world, female farmers produce more than half of the food. Yet, too often, they focus on growing traditional staple crops corn, rice, and potatoes. Seed programs like Seeds and Skills for Women to Grow Vegetables distribute top-quality seeds for more nutritious crops, and teach women how to grow them. Both the seeds and the knowledge can be passed on — an investment in preventing hunger in future generations. An estimated million people are undernourished in East Africa, and in grave danger of hunger-related death.
We provide life-saving support to people at risk of going hungry, and we coordinate the response of the global humanitarian community to large-scale emergencies. WFP is continuously scanning the world for potential risks to vulnerable populations. When an emergency strikes, we use the information at hand to organize our response and launch our operation, rapidly deploying skilled emergency personnel and working with hundreds of partners, including sister UN agencies and local NGOs.
We work with government agencies, local authorities, emergency partners and, above all, the affected communities themselves to identify places and people in most need, using innovative methods including geospatial technology. We provide food, ideally buying it locally, or opt for cash assistance where local markets are functioning. An emergency may last a few months or several years. We also review our response together with impartial assessors to inform and improve our future work.
WFP distributes food in areas where it is scarce. In places where food is available but unaffordable, we give vulnerable people cash or vouchers to buy nutritious ingredients. These cash transfers give people more choice, protect them from financial exploitation, and support the local economy.
WFP helps the most vulnerable people strengthen their capacities to absorb, adapt and transform in the face of shocks and long-term stressors. Chronic malnutrition has profound, long-term effects on health and life prospects. WFP works with governments and partners to help vulnerable groups, such as women, children and people receiving treatment for HIV and tuberculosis, access nutritious diets.
Our programmes include distributing specialized nutritious foods, fortifying staples, designing and implementing school feeding, and enabling dietary diversification. WFP works with partners to deliver school-based health and nutrition services. School feeding provides children with the calories they need to fuel their learning, gives parents strong incentive to keep them in school, and helps build the human capital countries need to reach their development potential. More complex is making that change happen in a lasting and sustainable manner, and finding the right combination of solutions for each individual community.
We know that climate change perpetuates global hunger , with more frequent and longer-lasting periods of extreme temperatures, flood events, and dry spells. Climate Smart Agriculture CSA a broad term that encompasses a number of practices that allow farmers to adapt and become more resilient to a less-predictable climate. These practices include diversifying crop varieties, conservation agriculture practices, and low-water sack gardens.
Check out these stories from Ethiopia , Niger , and Malawi. Find out how the humble Irish potato is transforming lives and fighting hunger in the Ethiopian highlands. Forced migration , brought on by conflict, is a key cause of hunger.
Refugees and IDPs are some of the most vulnerable groups when it comes to hunger, as are their host communities. Much of the work to stop conflict needs to take place on a government and policy level, but one way Concern can help is through programs that facilitate new ways to generate income.
For example, Syrian refugee women and their Lebanese counterparts in host communities have been learning to make staples like cheese and yogurt, and how to sell them at market for a profit. For those refugee women who wish to return to Syria, this will also be an essential skill to have as the country rebuilds its infrastructure after a protracted conflict.
Gender equality is another key solution to global hunger, in two key areas: agriculture and maternal and child health.
This could in turn reduce the number of hungry people in the world by up to million. Female nutrition is also crucial. This begins with puberty and continues through pregnancy, breastfeeding, and on through healthy habits that children can maintain for the rest of their lives. Currently, one-third of all food produced over 1. You can also ask your representatives to commit to reducing food waste on a policy level.
Investing in disaster risk reduction in vulnerable communities helps to mitigate potential losses in the wake of man-made or climate disasters for those who need it most. Most of the people with whom we work are involved in subsistence agriculture — they grow what they eat. Simple techniques to protect and diversify crops can be very effective. Protecting the homestead and livestock is important too — losing vital shelter and assets can quickly lead to hunger.
0コメント