World Hunger
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Millions Fed, 20 Initiatives that Reduced Hunger
"Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development" was commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It presents successes in alleviating world hunger.
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Millions Fed, Major Project on Fighting Hunger
A new book, "Millions Fed", commissioned by the Gates Foundation, presents success stories in agriculture that have brought millions out of hunger over the last 50 years.
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A Billion for a Billion Campaign Against Hunger
The World Food Program launched the Billion for a Billion online campaign to appeal to one billion internet users to give $1 a week to feed a billion hungry people.
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2009 World Food Summit on Food Security in Rome
Never in the history of mankind have so many people been so hungry. Since 2007 rising food prices and economic crises have slowed progress towards alleviating hunger.
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September is National Hunger Action Month
One in eight Americans struggles with hunger. Hunger Action Month is an effort to raise awareness, and encourage people to donate some time, money or voice support.
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Global Finance Crisis Increases Global Hunger
The sudden increase of food prices in 2008 had a devastating effect on the world's poor. 150 million people were added to the list of chronically hungry people in 2008.
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Every Six Seconds A Child Dies Of Hunger
963 million undernourished people live in the world. One in seven people do not get enough food, that is more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union.
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