Hunger has been on the rise for the past decade
The global economic crisis: another blow to the food-insecure and vulnerable
Transmission of the economic crisis to the developing countries
Quantifying the food security impacts of the economic crisis
Coping mechanisms of the poor and food-insecure

Armenia
Bangladesh
Ghana
Nicaragua
Zambia

The importance of investing in agriculture and public goods
Safety nets for the short term and long term
The right to food

Table 1:
Prevalence of undernourishment and progress towards the World Food Summit (WFS)
and the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets in developing countries

Table 2:
Selected food and financial indicators in developing countries, classified by region