new face of hunger

The right to food is a recognized human right. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in December 1948, proclaims that “everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself (herself!) and of his (her!) family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care ..” (Article 25 of the Declaration). Now that food prices for basic foods are soaring and global food stocks are lower than expected, there is fear that hunger and therewith poverty will not decrease – as is the plan of the 2015Millennium Development Goals – but rather increase and spread into areas of society where it was not expected.