WUNRN
FOOD SECURITY - Food security exists when all people, at all times, have
physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meet dietary
needs and food preferences for an active and health life. - FAO World Food
Summit 1996
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UN RESOLUTION ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD
4."Expresses its concern that
women and girls are disproportionately affected by hunger, food insecurity and
poverty, in part as a result of gender inequality and discrimination, that in
many countries, girls are twice as likely as boys to die from malnutrition and
preventable childhood diseases, and that it is estimated that almost twice as
many women as men suffer from malnutrition;"
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Photo Gallery of food for
one week for families of countries around the world.
Reference - Book - The
Hungry PlanetBook
What the World
Eats - Photos, Costs
Chad: The Aboubakar family
of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
United States:
The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98