Friday, June 19, 2009

My Way News - UN: World hunger reaches 1 billion mark

AP reports: "The global financial meltdown has pushed the ranks of the world's hungry to a record 1 billion, a grim milestone that poses a threat to peace and security, U.N. food officials said Friday."

Comment
: The global economic crisis, rising fuel prices, and the other traditional causes of famine (war, the weather, bad government) conspire to make hunger an issue on the international agenda.

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