World Food Day: Millions still hungry around the world
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"There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread," Mahatma Gandhi once said. According to the 2014’s report on the State of Food Insecurity in the World, which was issued on the eve of World Food Day on Thursday, 63 countries have reached international hunger-reduction targets before 2015, which is “proof of the progress possible when governments, humanitarian organisations and the private sector come together to make lasting change.” The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warned earlier this year that the number of starving people in the world is as high as 805 million, or one in nine, despite the overall figure falling by more than 100 million in the past decade.
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Oct 16, 2014 05:54pm
Instead of Weapon-Race, India should focus on Basic Human Rights.
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Oct 16, 2014 07:02pm
Hunger has only made India it's home, Right?? Pakistan has none, Correct?? Please give fair justification. we understand we have to fight poverty, we acknowledge our challenge, one has to realise the demographics, volumes and magnanimity of the problem. Another thing we can't compromise and risk national security and integrity of our nation. First comes our security
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Oct 16, 2014 07:18pm
@JackDomm Yes and what about Pak or there is no poor people there?
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Oct 16, 2014 07:32pm
@ JackDomm yes we are doing enough to curb feed the poor. That's what your are seeing in the pics.
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Oct 16, 2014 07:52pm
@JackDomm Thanks for suggestion. We already are. Like the Photo on the page mid-day meals are provided free to school going kids (incentive for kids to go to school) and cheap meals for adults. The food security bill when implemented by all states will help control the hunger. Last year we climbed 8 spots towards betterment in tackling hunger and have long way to go... Security and Food both are important
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Oct 16, 2014 08:44pm
Hunger is not the result of less farm productivity, rather the big western banks, which create shortages through hoarding leading to higher prices for the poors and big profits for the bank.
Although they have shown India, but India is the only country in the world
which has effectively spoke and stood
for the poor at every international
forums.
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Oct 16, 2014 09:00pm
@JackDomm And meanwhile America and NATO should try instigating 3rd world countries infighting. I have not seen a single instance of resolving problems of so called 3rd world countries. India has primary national security issues - no developed county will help - it has to solve itself and. The days are dawning!!!
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Oct 16, 2014 10:15pm
Its heartbreaking that with such hunger and suffering in the World, our leaders spend millions on their palatial homes and foreign tours! Where there is hunger there is bound to be unrest and where there is unrest the crime graph is sure to go up! Whether it is Pakistan or any other Third World country, if focus of the government is laid on the lot of the poor, the country will definitely move towards a better future!
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Oct 17, 2014 02:38am
good to know that pakistanis dont have food problems, there is no hungry poor peoples and every pakistani eating kabab,tandoori etc
india should follow pakistani financial strategy or atleast learn to neglect own problems like pakistan
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Oct 17, 2014 04:20am
@Sher - Here we go feeling defensive...
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Oct 17, 2014 09:33am
poverty is not a problem but poor managment is a disaster
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Oct 17, 2014 10:37am
Look! Hunger can only be eradicated where people who rules the world can think over it in sincere way. Otherwise it can not be resolved till these rulers eradicated.
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Oct 17, 2014 11:02am
Govt. Provide wheat @2 kg,rice @ 3 kg ,3 kg pulses and 2 ltrs oil to poor people here per month at very low price around 200..
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Oct 17, 2014 11:11am
Before any Pakistanis get excited Global Hunger Index, Pakistan is 19.1 and India is 17.4
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Oct 17, 2014 05:34pm
@Reddy - In Global Hunger Index, India ranks 55, the score is better than Pakistan (rank 57) and Bangladesh (57) but it still trails behind Nepal (44) and Sri Lanka (39). India was at 63rd position on GHI last year. So, not much to write home about!
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Oct 17, 2014 11:36pm
Indian comments seems like they are only bothered by Pakistan. Coe on guys we have moved on and you should the same just focuss inward for a few years.
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Oct 18, 2014 08:46am
@Harmony I think you dont consider the population factor. Where as Nepal Srilanka Pakistan has 5 times less poulation than India. there taks to eliminate hunger is easy as compare to India.
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Oct 18, 2014 03:11pm
Wow glorious nation Pakistan not have anything like those in the photo.
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Oct 18, 2014 03:41pm
@Ghost - Don't get touchy...we have poverty too...just sheer numbers are less being smaller in size.
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Oct 20, 2014 03:14am
how generous of you to highlight Indian issue, thank you .
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Oct 20, 2014 04:12am
Nice to see those photos!! Hope pak takes atleast 5% action to achieve that!!
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Oct 20, 2014 09:18pm
@JackDomm
Not just India, Pakistan must do the same as well...
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Oct 20, 2014 09:39pm
@JackDomm Make Americans starve due to unemployment by not buying their weapons. It will never happen as long as west is the center of weapon making industry.
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Oct 21, 2014 04:03am
@JackDomm thanks for your concern JackDomm! what else should India do?
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Oct 21, 2014 02:28pm
@karma yogi
Start eating meat. All those cows, goats, roaming the streets should feed all India for ten years!!
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Oct 22, 2014 06:47pm
@Kublai thank you from a proud indian.
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Oct 23, 2014 12:46am
Millions of people are poor in India because thee are tens of thousands of rich people and there are hundreds of very rich people. A relatively equal distribution of wealth will vanish the poverty from India. But in a western styled capitalist economy this is nest to impossible. Same situation in Pakistan.
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Oct 23, 2014 12:43pm
Pakistan is on its worst right now...in Tharparkar(sindh)people are dying of hunger.but who cares?
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