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Hunger Affects One in Eight People
Hunger Affects One in Eight People
The United Nations says one in eight people around the world does not have enough
food. The U.N. reports that 842 million people suffer from very serious hunger. This
is about 12 per cent of the world population. This percentage has gone down. It was
17 per cent in 1992. The U.N. says many countries still cannot find ways to feed their
people. Africa is the region with the highest number of undernourished people. The
U.N. says that one in five Africans is undernourished. In over 19 African nations,
more than a quarter of the population goes hungry. The U.N. said 98 per cent of the
world's hungry people live in developing countries.
The World Food Programme (WFP) explained that undernourishment is "not having
enough food for an active and healthy life" and an inability to "meet dietary energy
requirements". The WFP said hunger is now the largest risk to people's health around
the world. It is a more serious problem than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
combined. One of the biggest reasons for people being hungry is war. The U.N. said
developing countries that have experienced war in the past 20 years have bigger
problems feeding their people. Scientists say this situation could get worse because of
climate change. Hotter temperatures in more countries will mean farmers cannot grow
enough food, leading to more hunger.
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Do you think the 12% figure will get lower and lower?
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Why are people hungry when other countries waste so much food?
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What will climate change mean for hunger around the world?
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The report opened with a quote from President Barack Obama, who said religious
freedom was, "an essential part of human dignity, and without it our world cannot
know lasting peace". The report outlined how nations were repressing religious
freedom. Numerous governments imposedundue and inappropriate restrictions on
religious groups and abused their members, in some cases as part of formal
government law and practice. The report also warned that denying freedom of
worship increased the danger of political and societal instability. It said such a policy:
"Undercuts society's ability to counter and combat the biased and warped
interpretations of religion that violent extremists propagate."
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If all religions promote peace, love and respect for all, why is there so much
hate in the world?
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What would Jesus, the Prophet Mohamed, Buddha, etc. think of our world
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The British Red Cross says British children between the ages of 11 and 16 need
lessons in how to deal with alcohol-related emergencies. The report says one in
seven teenagers has been in an emergency situation because a friend drank too
much. The Red Cross has said children need to know what to do if their friend
becomes unconscious due to drink, chokes, or gets injured in a drunken fight. In
the past three years, almost 7,500 under-15s ended up in hospital with conditions
linked to alcohol. Many more should have gone to hospital but friends did not
think, or were afraid to call an ambulance. Only ten per cent of youngsters dialed
the emergency services number 999 when their friends needed help. In most cases,
friends did what they could and hoped for the best.
The Red Cross released its survey as part of its new campaign called Life, Live
It. The organization wants to teach young teenagers to deal with all kinds of
emergencies but feels alcohol abuse is serious enough to highlight as an issue. The
Red Cross report reveals that one in five teenagers gets drunk once every three
months. It goes on to say that as many as one in three 14- to 16-year-olds drink
almost every weekend. The average amount of alcohol consumed is the equivalent
of four large cans of beer. Red Cross spokesman Joe Mulligan said: "We need to
ensure that every young personhas the ability and confidence to cope in a crisis.
He added: We are always looking for new and innovative ways to reach young
people.
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How is it that a country can let young people get so out of control?
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Is it wise to teach children how to help friends who have become unconscious
due to overdrinking?
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What would you do if you had young children and they kept getting drunk?
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Reported Speech
Simple Present
He said: "I am happy"
Simple Past
He said that he was happy
Present Progressive
He said: "I'm looking for my keys"
Past Progressive
He said that he was looking for his keys
Simple Past
He said: "I visited New York last year"
Present Perfect
He said: " I've lived here for a long
time "
Past Perfect
He said that he had lived there for a long
time
Past Perfect
He said: "They had finished the work
when I arrived"
Past Perfect
He said that they had finished the work
when he had arrived"
Past Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
He said: "I was playing football when He said that he had been playing football
the accident occurred"
when the accident had occurred
Present Perfect Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
He said:"I have been playing football He said that he had been playing football
for two hours."
for two hours
Past Perfect Progressive
He said: "I had been reading a
newspaper when the light went of"
Conditional (would+verb)
He said that he would open the door.
Conditional (would+verb)
He said: "I would buy Mercedes if
I were rich"
Conditional (would+verb)
He said that he would buy Mercedes if
he had been rich"
Indirect speech
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yesterday
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