One billion suffer from world hunger
One billion people throughout the world suffer from hunger, a figure
which has increased by 100 million because of the global financial
crisis, says the UN.
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The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said the figure was a record high.
Compared with last year, there are 100 million more people who are hungry, meaning they consume fewer than 1,800 calories a day, the FAO said.