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Global Hunger Index

Index Global Hunger Index

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a multidimensional statistical tool used to describe the state of countries’ hunger situation. [1]

31 relations: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Economy of Nepal, Economy of Punjab, India, Epidemiology of malnutrition, Famine, Food prices, Food security in Ethiopia, GHI, Hunger, India State Hunger Index, International Food Policy Research Institute, International rankings of India, International rankings of Nigeria, International rankings of North Korea, Laos, Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health, List of globalization-related indices, List of international rankings, Malnutrition in India, Midday Meal Scheme, Modern Cambodia, Oxfam, Poverty, Poverty in India, Poverty in Vietnam, Right to food by country, Starvation, Sudan, Tanzania, Welthungerhilfe.

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.

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Burundi

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi (Republika y'Uburundi,; République du Burundi, or), is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.

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Economy of Nepal

Economic development in Nepal has been complicated and affected by the constant change in political scenarios which has ranged from monarchy to being ruled by the Communist party in present context.

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Economy of Punjab, India

According to the 2008 Global Hunger Index, Punjab has the lowest level of hunger in India.

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Epidemiology of malnutrition

There were 795 million undernourished people in the world in 2014, a decrease of 216 million since 1990, despite the fact that the world already produces enough food to feed everyone—7 billion people—and could feed more than that—12 billion people.

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Famine

A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies.

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Food prices

Food prices refer to the (averaged) price level for food in particular countries or regions or on a global scale.

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Food security in Ethiopia

Food security is defined, according to the World Food Summit of 199, as existing "when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life".

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GHI

GHI may refer to.

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Hunger

In politics, humanitarian aid, and social science, hunger is a condition in which a person, for a sustained period, is unable to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs.

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India State Hunger Index

The India State Hunger Index (ISHI) is a tool to calculate hunger and malnutrition at the regional level in India.

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International Food Policy Research Institute

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is an international agricultural research center founded in the early 1970s to improve the understanding of national agricultural and food policies to promote the adoption of innovations in agricultural technology.

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International rankings of India

The following are international rankings of India.

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International rankings of Nigeria

These are the international rankings of.

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International rankings of North Korea

North Korea ranks as the least democratic country in the world in ''The Economist'' Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, while The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journals Index of Economic Freedom places the country as the one with least economic freedom.

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Laos

Laos (ລາວ,, Lāo; Laos), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao; République démocratique populaire lao), commonly referred to by its colloquial name of Muang Lao (Lao: ເມືອງລາວ, Muang Lao), is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southwest and Thailand to the west and southwest.

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Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health

Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health is the title of a global policy consultation and international conference to be held in New Delhi, India from 10–12 February 2011, which will examine the linkages between work undertaken in the agriculture, nutrition and health sectors.

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List of globalization-related indices

This article lists various economic and human development measurements related to the study of globalization.

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List of international rankings

This is a list of international rankings.

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Malnutrition in India

Despite India's 50% increase in GDP since 1991, more than one third of the world's malnourished children live in India.

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Midday Meal Scheme

The Midday Meal Scheme is a school meal programme of the Government of India designed to improve the nutritional status of school-age children nationwide.

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Modern Cambodia

After the fall of the Pol Pot regime of Democratic Kampuchea, Cambodia was under Vietnamese occupation and a pro-Hanoi government, the People's Republic of Kampuchea was established.

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Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.

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Poverty

Poverty is the scarcity or the lack of a certain (variant) amount of material possessions or money.

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Poverty in India

Poverty is a significant issue in India, despite having one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, clocked at a growth rate of 7.6% in 2015, and a sizable consumer economy.

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Poverty in Vietnam

As in many other developing countries, hunger and poverty in Vietnam has existed for a significant amount of time.

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Right to food by country

This section provides an overview of the status of the right to food at a national level.

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Starvation

Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism's life.

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Sudan

The Sudan or Sudan (السودان as-Sūdān) also known as North Sudan since South Sudan's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan (جمهورية السودان Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Welthungerhilfe

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V. – or Welthungerhilfe (German for World Hunger Aid) for short – is a German non-denominational and politically independent non-profit and non-governmental aid agency working in the fields of development cooperation and emergency aid.

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List of countries by global hunger index (GHI).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Hunger_Index

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