World Hunger Day, January 2011

In 2009, another 105 million people fell into extreme hunger and poverty. Almost one billion people, a sixth of the world's population exists on less than a US$1.25 a day.

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Of the 20,000 people who die every day in hunger and poverty, 10 percent die as a result of famine or from the high profile emergency crises that we are sadly all too familiar with.

However, whilst the focus of the world is on these regions, it is vital that we recognise that, even today, the 90 percent majority of deaths from hunger and poverty related illness are happening in other parts of the world, not as a result of famine, earthquake or flood, but because of the chronic persistent hunger that exists in the developing world, in particular, Africa, South Asia and Latin America.

World Hunger Day is about raising awareness of this situation. It is also about celebrating the achievements of millions of people who are already ending their own hunger and meeting their basic needs.

The Hunger Project is delivering ground breaking results but with your help we can do much much more.

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