Økonomi og velferd

Fakta om sult

Publisert: 8. april 2005

The headline in the New York Times screamed: «World Hunger Increasing, New U.N. Report Finds.» Coming as it did just two days before Thanksgiving, the irony couldn’t be lost on the average reader. The opening paragraph made clear that the situation was dire. «The number of hungry people worldwide swelled in recent years, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, thanks to war, drought, AIDS and trade barriers, according to a report released today by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization» (FAO).1

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Les Jim Perons artikkel «sannheten om sult i verden» fra tidsskriftet Freeman