Hindus ask for urgent solution to rising world food prices
The world needs to dramatically change its lifestyle and thinking and leaving greed aside, it should take care of its vulnerable populations, Rajan Zed said, while raising the issue of rising inflation across the world.
PEOPLE across the world are worried over the steep rise in global food prices. A World Bank release argues, a further 10 percent increase in global prices could drive an additional 10 million people below the $1.25 extreme poverty line. A 30 pe rcent price hike could lead to 34 million more poor. This is in addition to the 44 million people who have been driven into poverty since last June as a result of the spikes. Rajan Zed also demanded that UN should declare access to adequate food a fundamental human right. It was immoral and ungodly for the world to watch one sixth of all humanity suffering from hunger day after day and not come up with a permanent solution. Zed pointed out that it was unfortunate that instead of decreasing, numbers of hungry were increasing, and the number of malnourished was roughly now over one billion. Besides governments and private sector, religions should also join hands on this issue, which was a social and moral blight on all of us. The World Bank, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington DC (USA), claims to be a “vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.”
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