In the midst of all economic and political conflicts you see today, you have probably heard about hunger being a global crisis. Millions of people are experiencing unprecedented food shortages and famine all around the world. This means people are starving to death. Data from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has revealed details of the countries that are seriously affected by food wastage. When we think of hunger, we imagine the children with distended bellies we see in photographs but that is not all. The magnitude of the problem is missed by most of us. Food shortage is a serious crisis and needs to be addressed.
The extent of this hunger crisis is more evident in children. A lack of nutrition at this growing stage will cause malnutrition, which can affect the intellect of a child, giving rise to a number of diseases. Instead of solving the real problem, everyone is occupied with attacking trolls and participate in online debates about the same issue. If young people stepped up and discussed this problem, making it a point to raise a voice against poverty and hunger, we would have become a modern progressive world.
The lack of proper food, no access to drinking water, lack of sanitation facilities and gender inequity, are all contributory factors to world hunger and malnutrition in a large part of the population. However, the lack of knowledge and awareness is the reason for shaping such crisis. We need to educate people, especially the youth so that they can take the necessary steps to get rid of this problem for the benefit of society and help mankind.
- The reader is a lawyer and writer
