HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

1) Zero hunger could save the lives of 3.1 million children a year¹

2) Well-nourished mothers have healthier babies with stronger immune systems

3) Ending child undernutrition could increase a developing country’s GDP by 16.5 percent²

4) A dollar invested in hunger prevention could return between $15 and $139 in benefits³

5) Proper nutrition early in life could mean 46 percent more in lifetime earnings⁴

6) Eliminating iron deficiency in a population could boost workplace productivity by 20 percent⁵

7) Ending nutrition-related child mortality could increase a workforce by 9.4 percent⁶

8) Zero hunger can help build a safer, more prosperous world for everyone

Sources

1. Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition, The Lancet, 2013
2. COHA study
3. Hoddinott et al., Hunger and Malnutrition, Copenhagen Consensus 2012
4. J. Hoddinott, The Lancet
5. World Health Organization
6. COHA study

*SOURCE: WFP – World Food Programme. Go to ORIGINAL. 

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Planting the Facts in a Child’s Mind Could Make a World of Difference – World Food Day

2018 Human Wrongs Watch

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