In line with World Food Day, Action Against Hunger launched its first annual Hunge Watch report titled 'The Justice of Eating: The Struggle for Food and Dignity in Recent Humanitarian Crises.'

Highlighting that over 852 million people still suffer from hugner worldwide, the publication highlights that hunger is a largely invisible violation of human dignity and social justice and assesses why, in a world of abundance, acute malnutrition continues to exist.

This report presents an accessible, jargon-free account of the causes and consequences of malnutrition around the world. The report combines analysis of the causes of hunger with personal testimonies from families who face hunger, or the threat of hunger, on a daily basis.

Through case studies, the report examines the impact of various forces on malnutrition, focusing on conflict and the destruction of livelihoods in the case of the Darfur region of Sudan, unstable markets in Niger, the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Malawi and Zambia and the daily struggle of families fighting for food and dignity in the coffee lands of Ethiopia.

The report argues that an end to malnutrition is possible but requires the citizens of the world to take empathy and question what prevents the right to food from becoming a global political priority.

“Hunger can and should be tackled: not just halved, as the MDGs aim to do by 2015, but eradicated as a crime against our common humanity. As this report so powerful reminds us, the persistence of hunger is an indignity to us all,” comments Stephen Devereux, IDS, University of Sussex.

This 107 pages publication is available in English priced at £7.99.

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