Billion People are Hungry

There are currently one billion people worldwide suffering from hunger, according to numbers from the United Nations. The world’s struggling economy only made matters worse, pushing the number up by 100 million people to its highest level ever according to the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). “It’s the first time in human history that we have so many hungry people in the world. And that’s a contradiction, because a lot of the world is very rich despite the economic crisis,” said FAO spokesman Kostas Stamoulis. In addition world’s safety could be jeopardized. “The silent hunger crisis – affecting one-sixth of all humanity – poses a serious risk for world peace and security,” Jacques Diouf, an FAO official told the BBC. “We urgently need to forge a broad consensus on the total and rapid eradication of hunger in the world and to take the necessary actions.” Most of the world’s hungry, about 642 million people, live in the Asia-Pacific region and 265 million live in sub-Saharan Africa, leaving only 15 million people in developed countries are suffering from hunger. Higher food prices, higher unemployment rates and lower pay are all factors resulting in the increased amount of hungry people. Governments worldwide should look towards increasing their respective nation’s agriculture sector as a solution, Diouf said. “Investment in agriculture must be increased because for the majority of poor countries a healthy agricultural sector is essential to overcome poverty and hunger and is a pre-requisite for overall economic growth.”
Jamaican Sprinter’s Home Burglarized

Gold medal winning Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s home was burglarized last week, according to police. Bolt was competing in the Czech Republic at the time of the incident, which took place during the early morning hours of last Wednesday, reports AFP. The thieves stole about $1,000 in electronics from his Kingston area home. Sadeke Bolt, Bolt’s half brother, was in the home sleeping at the time of the robbery and was the one who reported the crime to police.