Global Hunger
|
| 1.02 |
billion will not get enough to eat this year – more than the populations of the United States, Canada and the European Union |
| 102 |
million hungry people in 78 countries received WFP food assistance in 2008 |
| 17.6 |
million people were targeted by WFP development projects in 2008 |
| 25 |
million people in emergency operations were fed by WFP in 2008 |
| 83.9 |
million women and children received WFP food assistance in 2008 |
| 1.9 |
million refugees received WFP food assistance in 2008 |
| 9.5 |
million displaced people received WFP food assistance in 2008
|
Quantity of Food Assistance
|
| 4.3 |
million tons of food were distributed in 2008 |
| 2.3 |
million tons of food were purchased in 2008
|
WFP in Developing Countries
|
| 75.6 |
percent of food was purchased in the local markets of developing countries in 2008 |
| 68 |
percent of WFP’s assistance was invested in sub-Saharan African countries in 2008
|
Child Hunger
|
| 66 |
million children go to school hungry every day |
| 62.2 |
million children were fed by WFP in 2008 |
| 6.3 |
million undernourished children received special nutritional support in 2008
|
WFP School Meals Programs
|
| 20.5 |
million schoolchildren received school meals/take-home rations in 2008 |
|
49.3 percent of those schoolchildren were girls |
| 93 |
percent of children attended school throughout the year in participating schools in 2008 |
| 5.1 |
million household food rations were issued to women in 2008
|
WFP Mother-and-Child Health and Nutrition
|
| 2.8 |
million women received additional nutritional support in 2008
|
HIV/AIDS and Nutrition
|
| 19 |
of the 25 highest HIV/AIDS prevalence countries received WFP assistance in 2008 |
| 2.4 |
million people affected by HIV/AIDS received WFP food assistance in 2008 |
| 47 |
countries received assistance for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS prevention activities in 2008
|
Food for Work/Food for Training
|
| 21.3 |
million people received WFP food through Food for Work or Food for Training programs in 2008 |
