S Asia hunger 'at 40-year high'

Posted by Alli Lewis

A UN report says hunger in South Asia has reached its highest level in 40 years because of food and fuel price rises and the global economic downturn. Unicef is urging the government to increase social spending. The report given threw out facts like 1.2 billion people live on less than $2 a day and that women and children are most affected. The article also goes into what factors are contributing to this problem.
Another horrible problem made worse by the economic recessions around the world.