The state of food insecurity in the world 2001 : food insecurity : when people live with hunger and fear starvation.food insecurity

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961286603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Rome ; ; [Great Britain], : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: vi, 58 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps
• Disciplina: 363.8091724
• Soggetti: Food supply - Developing countries; Hunger - Developing countries; Developing countries Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 2000.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- About this report -- Rallying political will and resources to Òget back on trackÓ -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Reductions in undernourishment over the past decade -- Individual country performances -- Towards more equal access to food -- Nutritional status: indicators for action -- Pathways to food security: options for the poor in Guatemala -- Recent shocks to food security -- HIV/AIDS: a crisis like no other -- Redirecting food assistance to those who need it most -- Supplying safe drinking-water for all -- Seeds of success -- Propagating prosperity -- Improving fish safety and quality in Africa -- Zambian boy revisited -- Commitment, followed by resources and action.
• Sommario/riassunto: The tragedy of hunger in the midst of plenty is still a stark reality in today's world. In virtually every country, there are groups of people who cannot realize their full human potential, either because their diets are inadequate or, because of sickness, their bodies are unable to benefit fully from the food they consume. In the poorest countries, the majority of people are affected by hunger, greatly magnifying the dimensions of other correctable defects in efforts to meet basic human needs. "The State of Food Insecurity in the World" monitors the progress made each year towards fulfilment of the basic right of all human beings to live without fear of hunger or malnutrition. This third issue conveys a ; mixed message: progress has been made in reducing the absolute number of hungry people in the world, but this is not happening fast enough to achieve the 1996 World Food Summit target - that of halving the number of hungry people by 2015.