CONFLICTS FEED WORLD HUNGER
Mirth October 16th, 2006 - 5:38 pm
Many nations with the highest levels of hunger are also gripped by violent conflicts or civil wars, a report has shown.
Armed groups are using hunger as a weapon by cutting off food supplies, destroying crops and hijacking relief aid, the Global Hunger Index suggests.
The 119-nation study describes South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa as the worst “hunger hotspots”.
The findings have been published to coincide with the UN World Food Day.
The five nations topping the index are all sub-Saharan African nations that are either emerging from long-running civil wars or are still involved in conflicts with neighbouring nations.
Those 5 sub-Saharan nations are:
Burundi
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone
Global Hunger Index map, this one from UNICEF/2005
