Schön, dass es auch mal was Gutes aus Kuba, Syrien und Iran zu berichten gibt. Die Meldung stammt von Futurist Update (News & Previews from the World Future Society November 2007, Vol. 8, No. 11): Ten countries most on track to meet Millennium Development Goals to reduce hunger are Cuba, Kuwait, Fiji, Peru, Uruguay, Egypt, Tunisia, Djibouti, Syria, and Iran. Regionally, prospects are particularly bright in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in East Asia and the Pacific, according to the latest Global Hunger Index, produced by the International Food Policy Research Institute…
The Index tracks progress through three key hunger indicators: child malnutrition, child mortality, and the proportion of people who are calorie deficient. The greatest setbacks in meeting Millennium Development Goals were experienced by Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, followed by Swaziland, Liberia, and North Korea, according to the latest Index.
SOURCE: International Food Policy Research Institute: http://www.ifpri.org/pressrel/2007/20071012.asp
