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- More than one billion people worldwide are hungry, and this number is continuing to rise.
- One in seven people do not have enough food and 55 million children are malnourished.
- Malnutrition is more prevalent in South Asia than in sub-Saharan Africa, with a staggering 642 million people suffering from chronic hunger.
- The World Food Programme estimates that up to 2.8 million infants will die as a result of hunger over the next five years if the current situation continues.
- In 80 per cent of developing countries food prices are higher now than this time last year, despite better harvests.
- Malnutrition is not only caused by having too little food, but by having access to only a small variety of foods.
- If a child becomes malnourished during the first two years of their life the affects will last a lifetime.
What is Islamic relief doing? | Food Security | Ramadan appeal
