In a report released on Wednesday by the World Bank, high food and fuel prices are expected to lead to 967 million people being undernourished in the world, which would be the highest number ever. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently stated that the world’s hungry had risen to 923 million in 2007. This latest announcement would represent an increase of another 44 million people who regularly do not have enough food.

We pray that nations around the globe join hands to aid brethren in need as we strive to adopt gentler Earth-saving practices such as the plant-based diet for the abundant nourishment of all world citizens.

 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/09/content_10167702.htm, http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2008/1000923/