Every year, more than 10 million children under the age of five die from preventable causes. Malnutrition, poor hygiene and lack of access to safe water and adequate sanitation contribute to more than half of these deaths. (Source: UNICEF)
Hunger is one of the first risks to survivors of natural disasters. (Source: UN World Food Programme)
Half the world — nearly three billion people — live on less than $2 a day. (Source: GlobalIssues.org)
854 million people do not have enough to eat — more than the populations of the USA, Canada and the European Union. (Source: UN World Food Programme)