Billion people undernourished worldwide: Red Cross report
About a billion people worldwide were undernourished in 2010, primarily due to poverty and 'failure' of global food system, says the 'World Disasters Report 2011' released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Thursday in New Delhi.
'World Disasters Report 2011' highlights the alarming levels of malnutrition in Asia, resulting to possible instability in many countries. The report also mentions that while 15% of world's proportion sleeps hungry every night, 30% of all food crops get wasted annually.The report also mentions that the United States of America has the highest prevalence of obesity- 26.7 per cent of the adult population....
'World Disasters Report 2011' highlights the alarming levels of malnutrition in Asia, resulting to possible instability in many countries. The report also mentions that while 15% of world's proportion sleeps hungry every night, 30% of all food crops get wasted annually.The report also mentions that the United States of America has the highest prevalence of obesity- 26.7 per cent of the adult population....