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=World Hunger =



The Facts:

What? __Hunger__ is a term which has three meanings __World hunger__ refers to the second definition, aggregated to the world level. The related technical term (in this case operationalized in medicine) is malnutrition. __Malnutrition__ is a general term that indicates a lack of some or all nutritional elements necessary for human health
 * the uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite. Also the exhausted condition caused by want of food
 * the want or scarcity of food in a country
 * a strong desire or craving

malnutrition:** > mineral) deficiency. This is not the type of malnutrition that is referred to when world hunger is discussed, though it is certainly very important.
 * There are two basic types of
 * The first and most important is protein-energy malnutrition--the lack of enough protein (from meat and other sources) and food that provides energy (measured in calories) which all of the basic food groups provide.
 * The second type of malnutrition, also very important, is micronutrient (vitamin and

The exact amount of people in the world that are malnourished in the world is unknown. However, the most recent estimate released on October 14, 2009 says that 1.02 billion people are undernourished, a sizable increase from its 2006 estimate of 854 million people.

Who?
 * Children are the most visible victims of undernutrition. Children who are poorly nourished suffer up to 160 days of illness each year. Poor nutrition plays a role in at least half of the 10.9 million child deaths each year--five million deaths.
 * According to the most recent estimate that Hunger Notes could find, malnutrition, as measured by stunting, affects 32.5 percent of children in developing countries--one of three.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">As of 2008 (2004 statistics), the World Bank has estimated that there were an estimated 982 million poor people in developing countries who live on // $1.25 a day or less. //

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Why? > resources and income is based on military, political and economic power that typically ends up in the hands of a minority, who live well, while those at the bottom barely survive, if they do.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Poverty__ is the principal cause of hunger. The causes of poverty include poor people's lack of resources, an extremely unequal income distribution in the world and within specific countries, conflict, and hunger itself.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Harmful economic systems__ are the principal cause of poverty and hunger. Essentially control over
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">__Climate Change__ is also a cause. Increasing drought, flooding, and changing climatic patterns requiring a shift in crops and farming practices that may not be easily accomplished are three key issues.

<span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 195%;">An Expert's Opinion: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">For our interview, we interviewed Iqbal Sargana, who is a lawyer in Pakistan. He was also an attorney of the High and Supreme Court of Pakistan. We asked him about the homelessness that he has witnessed in Pakistan and the poverty he has seen. We asked him the following questions.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**As a citizen of Pakistan and also a legal lawyer of the High and Supreme court, what did you see of the lower class on a day to day basis?** The economic system of the country has been handled in such a false manner that the rich are becoming richer, day by day. and the poor are becoming poorer every day. Oh, I have seen everything. You name it. I've seen starving babies in the arms of their mothers, I've seen millions of Pakistanis beg for money and food on a day-to-day basis, I've seen children trying to find food out of garbage cans, I've seen it all. From a more economic view, about fifty percent of the population belongs to those in poverty. These are the people whose economic uplift has never been cared of. The purchasing power of a rupee has gone so down that the lower class people would find it very difficult to make both ends meet. And unfortunately, only one person who is the head of the family he is also the only earning hand in the family. The average family of five, six people are on the back of a single earning had who is responsible to provide them food and other things like shelter, medical facilities, and education. And because of this factor, the poor people do not find the good in the educational institutions to educate their children and sometimes a family is forced to put their kids to ordinary -learning jobs, for instance, putting them as a house-servant in workshops and for easy earning, some parents put their kids to begging. The first suggestion I would give is that every individual should be given a technical education in technical schools and universities for the economic uplift of family. Without education, no one can dream.. no one can even dream that this generation who is coming up through hunger and starvation could ever be a useful citizen. No, not at all. The people who don't work aren't the problem. They want to work, well, at least majority of them. However, the opportunities are lacking. Nobody would like to see his family suffering from hunger and starvation. I know that I wouldn't.
 * What have you seen from a more personal point of view?**
 * Are the conditions that terrible?**
 * Please explain further why this is so?**
 * So, you are giving the responsibility to the government. It is clear that the government isn't doing their job. What should they do in your opinion?**
 * Do you blame the people who don't work?**

<span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 195%;">Catholic Social Teaching: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Catholic Social Teaching tells us to help those who are hungry and that we should put them first if we can.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"In teaching us charity, the Gospel instructs us in the preferential respect due to the poor and the special situation they have in society: the more fortunate should renounce some of their rights so as to place their goods more generously at the service of others." - A Call To Action
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Faced with a world today where so many people are suffering from want, the council asks individuals and governments to remember the saying of the Fathers: "Feed the people dying of hunger, because if you do not feed them you are killing them," and it urges them according to their ability to share and dispose of their goods to help others, above all by giving them aid which will enable them to help and develop themselves.- The Church In The Modern World
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9pt;">"The needs of the poor take priority over the desires of the rich; the rights of workers over the maximization of profits; the preservation of the environment over uncontrolled industrial expansion; the production to meet social needs over production for military purposes". -Economic Justice For All
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9pt;">"The superfluous wealth of rich countries should be placed at the service of poor nations. The rule which up to now held good for the benefit of those nearest to us, must today be applied to all the needy of this world. Besides, the rich will be the first to benefit as a result. Otherwise their continued greed will certainly call down upon them the judgement of God and the wrath of the poor, with consequences no one can foretell." -On The Development of Peoples

<span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 195%;">Organizations That Help Deal With World Hunger:


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Bread for the World** is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Bread for the World members write personal letters and emails and meet with our members of Congress. Working through our churches, campuses, and other organizations, we engage more people in advocacy. Each year, Bread for the World invites churches across the country to take up a nationwide offering of letters to Congresson an issue that is important to hungry and poor people. You can visit their website [|here]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**FreeRice** is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program. Their partner is the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. FreeRice has two goals: 1.) Provide education to everyone for free. 2.) Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.You can help by visiting their website and playing educational word games. For every question you get right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice to the World Food Program! You can visit their website [|here]

<span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 195%;">Works Cited: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm>. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Paul and Minneapolis, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2010. <http://www.osjspm.org /notable_quotations.aspx>. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2010. <http://library.thinkquest.org/C002291/high/present/stats.htm>.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">"World Hunger Facts 2010." //World Hunger Notes//. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2010.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Notable Quotations." //Catholic Social Teaching//. Office for Social Justice St.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">"The world hunger problem: Facts, figures and statistics." //Think Quest//. N.p.,