1. Famine
the global issue

2. Introduction Famine is the problem of everyone.
Famine – the global issue

3. Introduction Plan : Introduction
The current state of the famine in the world
Basic facts
Examples of concerned countries
Populations touched
Solutions
Conclusion
Famine – the global issue

4. Basic facts Definition of hunger
An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.
Famine – the global issue

5. Basic facts Definition of famine
A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death.
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6. Current state We have to deal with food insecurity in - Africa - Aisa
- South America and Carribean
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7. Countries concerned in Africa:
Current state
Countries concerned in Africa:
Angola, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mosabique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d´Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda
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8. Countries involved
West Africa
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9. East and Central Africa
Countries involved
East and Central Africa
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10. Countries involved
Southern Africa
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11. Current state Countries concerned in Aisa:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
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12. Countries involved
Aisa
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13. Countries concerned in Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia
Current state
Countries concerned in Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia
Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestinian Territoires, Syria, Tajikistan, Yemen
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14. Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia
Countries involved
Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia
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15. Countries concerned in Latin America and Caribbean
Current state
Countries concerned in Latin America and Caribbean
Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru
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16. Latin America and Caribbean
Countries involved
Latin America and Caribbean
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17. Basic facts How much people are starving?
There is enough food in the world today for every man, woman and child to lead healthy and productive lives. And yet, hunger afflicts one out of every seven people on earth.
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18. Basic facts Population Famine – the global issue
The global population was 2.8 billion in 1955 and is 5.8 billion now. It will increase by nearly 80 million people a year to reach about 8 billion by the year 2025.
In 1955, 68% of the global population lived in rural areas and 32% in urban areas.
In 1995 the ratio was 55% rural and 45% urban; by 2025 it will be 41% rural and 59% urban.
Globally, the population of children under 5 will grow by just 0.25% annually between , while the population over 65 years will grow by 2.6%.
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19. Basic facts Life Expectancy
More than 50 million people live today in countries with a life expectancy of less than 45years.
About 300 million people live in 16 countries where life expectancy actually decreased between
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20. Basic facts Structure of deaths
In 1955, 40% of all deaths were among children under 5 years, 10% were in 5-19 yearolds, 28% were among adults aged 20-64, and 21% were among the over-65s.
By 2025, 8% of all deaths will be in the under-5s, 3% among 5-19 year-olds, 27% among year-olds and 63% among the over-65s.
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21. Basic facts
Hunger
Each day, 24, 000 people die of hunger or hunger-related diseases.
Most of them are children.
10% of children in developing countries die before the age of five.
800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition.
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22. Mortality in major famines
History
Mortality in major famines
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23. Examples of concerned countries
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24. Examples 1) India 50 percent of the world's hungry
35 percent of India's population
Too many inhabitants
innondations
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25. Examples 2) Colombia 57 percent of the Colombian population
¼ does not have enough to take care of his basic needs.
Violence by drug traffickers
economic recession in 1999
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26. Examples 3) Niger 63 percent live below the poverty threshold
34 percent live below the extreme poverty line
natural disasters
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27. Who suffer from the famine ?
Women
Children
 very high maternal mortality rate
Lack of education
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28. Solutions
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29. Solutions Short time solutions Humanitarian helps Feeding problems
Collections
NGO
Feeding problems
Genetically Modified Food
Spiraline
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30. Solutions
Short time solutions
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31. Solutions Long time solutions Fighting poverty Shared ressources
School for every children
Education to get a job
Shared ressources
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32. Famine is a serious problem and the solution is difficult to implement
Conclusion
Famine is a serious problem and the solution is difficult to implement
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33. Internet sources www.wfp.org www.acdivoca.org www.who.org www.fao.org
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34. Question and answers
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35. Thank you for your attention