Sep 11
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According the annual report of the International Federation of the Red Cross, there are more obese people in the world than people suffering from malnutrition. A finding that raises the question of access to food on the one hand, and that of the food imbalance on the other hand.
The Director of the Red Cross for the Asia-Pacific region, Jagan Chapagain, described these statistics “of scandal double-edged”, during a press conference in the Indian capital. He noted that ” the excesses of food kill more than hunger .”
In 2011, the prices of foodstuffs have singed
The increase in food prices, that the Red Cross attributed among other factors to speculation on the market of raw materials and climate change, was seen as one of triggers to the movements of popular protest at the Mahgreb and the Middle East this year.
” Un new round of inflation [...]“. “plunges a large number of people among the poorest in the world in greater poverty and in situations of serious malnutrition “, denounced the organization.
According the annual report of the International Federation of the Red Cross, there are more obese people in the world than people suffering from malnutrition. A finding that raises the question of access to food on the one hand, and that of the food imbalance on the other hand.
The world now has more obese than persons suffering malnutrition but increases the weight of deprivation in a context of growing food crisis, warned the International Federation of the Red Cross in a report published Thursday in New Delhi.
The humanitarian organization based in Geneva has focused its annual report on the disaster on the problems of nutrition worldwide highlighting the disparity between rich and poor and that the recent soaring prices. According to statistics of the Red Cross, 1.5 billion people suffering from obesity in the world in 2010 while 925 million suffered from malnutrition.
” If the free interaction of market led to a situation where 15% of humanity is hungry while 20% is overweight, there is something which didn’t work somewhere ,” summarized Secretary General Bekele Geleta, quoted in a news release.
The Director of the Red Cross for the Asia-Pacific region, Jagan Chapagain, described these statistics “of scandal double-edged”, during a press conference in the Indian capital. He noted that ” the excesses of food kill more than hunger .”
In 2011, the prices of foodstuffs have singed
According to him, the problem of hunger is is not due to a shortage of food in the world but a bad distribution, waste and a rise in prices which makes it less accessible food. Food prices were singed in 2011 worldwide, which fear a similar to the 2008 food crisis which had caused riots and political instability in many countries.
The increase in food prices, that the Red Cross attributed among other factors to speculation on the market of raw materials and climate change, was seen as one of triggers to the movements of popular protest at the Mahgreb and the Middle East this year.
” Un new round of inflation [...]“. “plunges a large number of people among the poorest in the world in greater poverty and in situations of serious malnutrition “, denounced the organization.
