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WORLD
FOOD
DAY 2019
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WORLD
FOOD
DAY 2019
GOOD NUTRITION...
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means more chances of success for everyone
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improves school attendance and educational performance
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is critical to both health and wellbeing of vulnerable people and community economic development
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GOOD NUTRITION...
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and yet...
1 IN 9
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1.49 MILLION
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2 BILLION
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1.6 BILLION
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1 IN 9
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1.49 MILLION
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2 BILLION
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1.6 BILLION
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1 IN 9
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1.49 MILLION
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2 BILLION
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1.6 BILLION
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PEOPLE FACING FOOD INSECURITY…
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PEOPLE FACING FOOD INSECURITY…
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have less access to nutrient-rich foods than those who are not
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often forego purchasing fruits, vegetables and lean proteins because of their cost
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often must choose between purchasing nutritious food and paying rent or medicine
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Undernutrition can cause long-term health concerns like vitamin deficiencies, weakness, and growth delays.
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Undernutrition can cause long-term health concerns like vitamin deficiencies, weakness, and growth delays.
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Undernutrition can cause long-term health concerns like vitamin deficiencies, weakness, and growth delays.
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THROUGH FOOD BANKING,
WE CAN HELP NOURISH
THE WORLD
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FOOD BANKS
THROUGH FOOD BANKING,
WE CAN HELP NOURISH
THE WORLD
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FOOD BANKS
THROUGH FOOD BANKING,
WE CAN HELP NOURISH
THE WORLD
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FOOD BANKS
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FOOD BANKS IN
THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK…
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serve
9.6 million
people in 30+
countries
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deliver
503 million kg
food & grocery products
to the hungry
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offer programs that
boost access
to nutrient-rich foods
or educate on maintaining
diverse diets
FOOD BANKS IN
THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK…
![Image](http://worldfoodday19.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/serve3.png)
9.6 million
people in 30+
countries
![Image](http://worldfoodday19.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/deliver.png)
503 million kg
food & grocery products
to the hungry
![Image](http://worldfoodday19.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/boost.png)
offer programs that
boost access
to nutrient-rich foods
or educate on maintaining
diverse diets
FOOD BANKS IN
THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK…
![Image](http://worldfoodday19.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/serve3.png)
9.6 million
people in 30+
countries
![Image](http://worldfoodday19.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/deliver.png)
503 million kg
food & grocery products
to the hungry
![Image](http://worldfoodday19.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/boost.png)
offer programs that
boost access
to nutrient-rich foods
or educate on maintaining
diverse diets
Creating access to diverse
diets for a #zerohunger world
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Argentina
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Australia
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Colombia
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Honduras
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Hong Kong
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Israel
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Mexico
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Panama
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South Africa
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South Korea
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Argentina
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Australia
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Colombia
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Honduras
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Hong Kong
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Israel
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Mexico
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Panama
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South Africa
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South Korea
CELEBRATE WORLD FOOD DAY WITH YOUR local food BANK
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Argentina
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Australia
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Guatemala
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Honduras
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Panama
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Peru
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Russia
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Singapore
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South Africa
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South Korea
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Taiwan
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USA
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Argentina
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Australia
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Guatemala
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Honduras
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Panama
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Peru
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Russia
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Singapore
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South Africa
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South Korea
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Taiwan
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USA
Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019, Boston Consulting Group: Tackling the 1.6-Billion-Ton Food Loss and Waste Crisis, GFN: Waste Not Want Not--Toward Zero Hunger: Food Banks as a Green Solution to Hunger, GFN Network Activity Report 2018, Micronutrient Initiative: Investing in the Future: A United Call to Action on Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies, UN Decade of Action on Nutrition Secretariat: United Nations decade of action on nutrition 2016-2025: Introduction, Global Hunger Index: The Challenge of Hidden Hunger 2014, Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences, UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates, March 2019 edition.