25,000 people die every day from hunger and related causes
(Source: FAO  & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2006)

More than 60 percent of chronically hungry people are women
(Source: FAO & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2006)

Every six seconds a child dies because she or he is hungry
(Source: FAO State of Food Insecurity in the World 2006, Source: Global Framework for Action, 2006)

HIV/AIDS directly impacts a person's ability to provide enough food to feed themselves or their families, directly compromising their household's food security
(Source: WFP HIV/AIDS unit, 2007)

Asia and the Pacific region is home to over half the world’s population and nearly two thirds of the world’s hungry people
(Source: FAO & Briefing Paper: Hunger on the Rise, 2008)

There is enough food in the world today for everyone to have the nourishment necessary for a healthy and productive life
(Source: WFP, 2008)