WORLD HUNGER FACTS &
QUOTES

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State of Food and Nutrition Security, FAO 2021

In 2020, between 720 and 811 million people faced hunger

State of Food and Nutrition Security, FAO 2021

"In 2020, between 720 and 811 million people faced hunger"

2020 Global Nutrition Report
People who already suffer as a consequence of inequities are particularly affected by both the virus and the impact of containment measures
Down To Earth, April 2021

"Every $1 spent on nutritional interventions in India could generate $34.1 to $38.6 in public economic returns"

FAO

"Asia has the largest number of hungry people, with two-thirds of the population affected"

FAO

"If women farmers had the same equal access to resources as men, the number of hungry people could fall by 150 million"

Global Hunger Index 2020

"40 Countries (including India) Have Serious Levels Of Hunger"

Nelson Mandela

"Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice."

Robert Ingersoll

"We rise by lifting others."

President Jimmy Carter

"We know that a peaceful world cannot exist one-third rich and two-thirds hungry."

Mother Teresa

"If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one."

Pope Francis

"You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. This is how prayer works."

Buzz Aldrin
If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.