More than 820 million people in the world suffer from hunger; and 790 million of them live in the Third World.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hunger affects hundreds of millions globally with a disproportionate impact on the Third World.
- In plain terms
- Most hungry people in the world live in the Third World.
- What can you take from it?
- Food insecurity is concentrated in developing regions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we solve global hunger?
- Why is hunger concentrated?
Another view
Statistics alone may not capture local solutions or causes.
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