Global Hunger Index: India ranks a poor 66th
October 16, 2008
The global financial crisis is exacerbating concerns about surging food and fuel costs, which has pushed 75 million into poverty, the United Nations chief said on Wednesday, terming the turmoil a 'colossal human tragedy'.
"The situation would be alarming enough if it were confined to a matter of hunger, but a wide-spread lack of food triggers other threats, from social unrest to environmental degradation," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said on the eve of the World Food Day on October 16...read more
October 16, 2008
The global financial crisis is exacerbating concerns about surging food and fuel costs, which has pushed 75 million into poverty, the United Nations chief said on Wednesday, terming the turmoil a 'colossal human tragedy'.
"The situation would be alarming enough if it were confined to a matter of hunger, but a wide-spread lack of food triggers other threats, from social unrest to environmental degradation," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said on the eve of the World Food Day on October 16...read more
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