Roughly 850 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition, and each year more than 60 million die as a direct result of starvation (Bread World 3). Worst of all, these astronomical numbers are on the rise and global hunger is quickly becoming an epidemic that may never be resolved. Unfortunately, here in Western society, world hunger is often disregarded by many because the priorities and concerns of everyday life tend to make people oblivious to issues beyond their own. As a result, very rarely, even reluctantly, do people take a moment to consider those millions who are currently suffering. In spite of this wretchedness, it is not unfair to say that global hunger is a shame and a disgrace to humanity for it can ultimately be reduced and possibly eliminated when nations such as the US revise some recently established, yet, highly ineffective policies. Such policies need to be addressed by all the first world nations in order to create stronger and more efficient programs which will help eradicate the sources of world hunger.
Contrary to popular belief, there is no single cause for worldwide starvation. Instead, there are many factors that together play the role in fostering global hunger. Of all the reasons, poverty is, without a doubt, the most major cause. Essentially, hunger is a symptom of poverty; if developing third world nations can reduce poverty, global hunger will decrease as a result
(Bread World 1; Taking On 2). However, as is the case with most global issues, this concept is a lot easier said than done; just the mere thought of putting, say, ten dollars directly into the hands of each of the 850 million people that are suffering, is ludicrously farfetched. Besides, the sheer complexity of such a goal means there are very few methods of successfully going about such a task, mainly because third world nations lack the technology, resources, and manpower to efficiently complete such a mission. Ultimately, poverty is...