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According to the United Nations, millions of children suffer from chronic hunger every year. The number of children suffering from this ordeal is on the rise.
The World Food Program claims that one in seven do not get food to stay healthy. This is causing health concerns throughout the world where the death of children who are not getting enough food is skyrocketing.
The WFP puts the number of undernourished people in the world at 963 million.
Among the factors leading to hunger are natural disasters, poor agricultural methods, poverty, and pollution.
Economically, this can be a devastating and costly problem. According to economists, “every child whose physical and mental development is stunted by hunger and malnutrition stands to lose 5-10 percent in lifetime earnings.”
The United Nations has set goals for the 21st century in an effort to ameliorate the standard of living of people around the world. Among the Millennium Development Goals, hunger is at the top of the list.
It is estimated that every six seconds, a child dies from under-nutrition, according to the report by the UN.
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