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Poverty And Hunger

A look at how poverty is the main cause of global hunger, not food availability

A look at how poverty is the main cause of global hunger, not food availability. Poverty, living on less than a dollar a day, is the main cause of global hunger. Around 1.3 billion people live on the poverty line and in many families the reliance on one source of income means they are more likely to go hungry. In the programme one woman explains how she feeds her family following the death of her husband.

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13 minutes

成人论坛 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project