Christian Aid Week highlights hunger

Christian Aid Week urges public to 'bite back at hunger'

This year Christian Aid Week will be urging the British public to ‘bite back at hunger’.  Christian Aid Week runs between 12-18 May and will highlight the problem of hunger in the world today. It will ask why, in a world where there is enough food for everyone, one in eight people go to bed hungry every night.

Christian Aid state: ‘Hunger is the world’s biggest health risk. It kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. In developing countries, a third of all child deaths are linked to hunger.’

The theme of Christian Aid Week ties in with the organisation’s involvement in the ‘Enough Food for Everyone If’ campaign, which was launched in January. Christian Aid has joined a coalition of more than 100 development and faith organisations calling on the UK government to take action on global hunger.

The organisation argues that tackling hunger with sustainable solutions has long-term benefits: ‘Nourished women have healthier babies, reducing hunger helps economies grow and it builds a safer and more secure world.’

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