IUPUI Hunger Banquet April 3, 2011
Hunger Stats by UN-WFP:
- 925 million people do not have enough to eat - more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union;
- 98 percent of the world's hungry live in developing countries;
- 65 percent of the world's hungry live in only seven countries: India, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ethiopia.
- 10.9 million children under five die in developing countries each year. Malnutrition and hunger-related diseases cause 60 percent of the deaths;
BCCE: Fight Global Hunger, Fight for the Poor and the Hungry.
Karenni Students in Indianapolis, in partnership with Burmese Community Center for Education (BCCE), perform at IUPUI Hunger Banquet fund raising.
Camera - Paulu Su Reh and Neineh Plo
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