Ramon Roque Jr.
PHIL 2301
11/16/14
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Abolishing world hunger
World poverty is not only based on the yearly income, but it’s also the accessibility you have in reach to resources. In the United States, poverty is not as common like in different countries such as Africa. Resources like; purified water so people wont get dehydrated and wont get sick due to the bacteria tap water has. Clean facilities such as stores, school, and maybe they don’t have a prestigious hospitals as the one we see in a daily basis. I assume they never eat a healthy meal due to their poverty; these were some examples that most of the poor countries lack. One of many reasons they are in extreme poverty is because in the slaving century, slaves would build up other countries to be prestigious while in Africa they where going into extinction. African government is not as democratic as ours in North America, pretty much only the fittest survive in Africa. Their government does have money but the problem is that the money stays within their personal accounts, and not used for their citizen. So why should we donate something that they have but there
World hunger is a very serious issue in today’s world, that is very stunning in a world full of resources and food to feed the hungry. World hunger affects millions around the world. There are 795 million malnutritioned people around the world today. The good news is that hunger is a problem that can be solved. There is enough food in the world to feed everyone. Today’s knowledge, and willing people can just be enough to solve the main issue of world hunger.
Today all over the world,there are people who haven’t eaten in days,weeks,and maybe even months.Many food organizations are working to fix it,but the countless number of Africans who live homeless.”In 2012, 501 million people, or 47% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa, lived on $1.90 a day or less, a principal factor in causing widespread hunger.” World hunger has been a problem for a long time now. I feel it can be stopped by donations farming and many more food related things.
World hunger is one of the worst problem we have in the world today, which is consisted of 928 billion people. Hunger is a painful situation caused by the want of food, or craving appetite. Hunger is an unfair problem that a lot of our population suffer from. In this paper I will justify the meaning of world hunger.
I went to Feed the Children for my community service which was a amazing experience because we learned a lot about how the company works and when they are most busy and what they do.
Could you picture being so hungry that you can see every little detail of your bones? Imagine if you didn't have enough energy talk, or even walk? This is not a joke, nor a pleasurable position to be in. When we think hunger, we say to ourselves, "oh ya, I've been hungry before, I've missed a couple of meals, then my stomach starts to growl, big deal" No, you've got it all wrong! Hello fellow peers, today I will be talking about world hunger with you.
Hunger is a very real problem in poverty stricken nations around the world, but we don't always combat this problem in the way we should. In most cases we donate food to be distributed for free or at a reduced cost in poverty stricken areas, and while this does provide food, it can also hurt the local economy. Most jobs in impoverished nations are in agriculture, so sending cheap food makes it harder for the farmers to sell their product. In order to combat hunger in these areas without hurting the local economy, the answer is not to send in more competitively priced food, the answer is to use the food that is already there. I propose that support organizations instead of asking for food donations, ask for money. They could then use the money
Poverty is widespread throughout the world, with around 20% of the entire population living on less than $1.25 per day. Everyday struggles for survival may include not having enough food for nourishment, no access to clean water, no proper shelter, lack of clothes, or no doctors and medicines. This lack of essential supplies and inability to improve one 's life may be caused by a country 's lack of resources. These countries either do not or cannot provide water, electricity, houses, or jobs to its citizens. The first Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Their job is to: a) halve the number of people living under the $1.25 per day line, b) provide employment for all, and c) halve the amount of people who are hungry. Past actions have included connecting countries to the resources they need to improve economic and social state, providing farmers without land pait work to fund a long-term job, and campaigns for medical assistance and outreach. The World Food Program bring humanitarian aid in the form of food to over 75 countries, both after disasters and emergencies, but also helps to prevent hunger in the future to countries in poverty. These have helped reduce poverty, however The Global Poverty Project has been working toward eliminating extreme poverty by 2030. They have been working to changing international policies, running awareness campaigns, and creating global
Poverty and hunger is a common social issue that affects a large percentage of the world population, and has troubled nations all over the world for thousands of years. It’s an issue that we can experience every day without realizing it. We might see a commercial asking for donations on television, or a homeless woman asking for money to feed her son at the bus stop, or in the news when they talk about children dying of starvation.
Worldwide there is an epidemic of hunger and poverty. We could end world hunger and poverty if we took the time to raise money and organize food drives. Many of us have the resources, but we do not give. We ignore the issue of hunger and poverty that has been occurring for decades because we live in a society that don't know how it is like to be in their position. Although, there are some that strive to make changes. These people vary from low to high class, from those who make minimum and high income They try to stop world hunger and poverty to save the suffering of others. Beyoncé is among those who continue to make a change little by little. This shows that anyone can help if they are willing to contribute.
American citizens sit at the dinner table over consuming while just a few thousand miles away, children younger than five are dying of starvation and malnutrition. With social conflict, gender inequality, and horrible diseases, men and women of all ages in Africa are suffering from starvation and deadly malnutrition. With such abhorrent events happening it can all come to an end if all nations contribute and maintain a committed effort to stop starvation and malnutrition in developing countries.
As we look around our world today, we see many of the struggles we face as a nations combined. From the striking pace of global warming to the never-ending reoccurrence of both civil and international wars, there is still one issue that seems to continuously be thrown on the backburner. Whether it be the highly industrialized United States and China or the severely undeveloped areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, the pandemic of world hunger plagues all countries alike. According to Oxford English Dictionary (2014), hunger is referred to as the feeling of pain or weakness due to an absence of food, but what causes this ‘absence of food’? What prevents those suffering from accessing the proper nourishment? According to recent case studies and statistical data, the worldwide dilemma of hunger has been directly linked to the increasing presence of poverty. It has since then been hypothesized that the issues surrounding world hunger can ultimately be excised by directly combatting the matters related to poverty however, this can only be accomplished by first gaining a clear and concise understanding of the problem at hand and only from there, with the aid of government based resources, can we move forth to tackling the causes of poverty and ultimately hunger itself.
“792.5 million people in the world don’t get the food they need to live a healthy life.” (2016 FAO Stats) “66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world.” (World Food Programme) “Asia has the largest number of hungry people, with two-thirds of the population affected.”(FAO) (qtd. in World Hunger).
Throughout the history of farming, the goal was simple, to provide enough food for everyone. Now the world produces enough food for every single human being on this planet of about 2700 calorie diet a day, which is more than enough for average people. But it’s kind of ironic world hunger still exist and is the leading cause of deaths per year. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that about 805 million people of the 7.3 billion people in the world were suffering from chronic undernourishment. World hunger doesn’t just kill people, it’s linked to diseases, physiological issues and poverty as well. That’s about 24,000 people dying a day. But what does hunger mean? Hunger is a term which has three different meanings according Oxford English Dictionary, but world hunger means the want or scarcity of food in a country.
Can you remember the last time you were hungry? How empty your stomach felt and how your body desperately craved food? Imagine that being your everyday life. Unfortunately, this is the case for over 925 million people all around the world despite the world producing more than enough food to feed everyone. Although world hunger is an increasing dilemma in poverty-stricken countries because they do not have the finances to produce or purchase crops, in order to alleviate this problem we must eliminate meat off of our plates.
Hunger is the result of soaring food prices, unreliable weather conditions, financial crisis, and political unrest. In third world countries over one-third of families are pulling their children out of school so that they can provide for their family and hunger needs. No child should have to sacrifice their education so that their family has access to food. In the world, malnutrition and hunger could be prevented with ten billion dollars per year. The act of supporting those in need would prevent two million deaths and sixty million cases of malnutrition each year.