As humanitarian writer and activist, Alex de Waal writes:
“FOOD SECURITY IS NOT ONLY AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF HUMAN WELL-BEING BUT ALSO A FOUNDATION FOR POLITICAL STABILITY.”
Hunger is an intersectional issue that affects many of the other areas in which Concern works: One recent study for the Copenhagen Consensus on Human Challenges suggests that well-nourished children are 33% more likely to escape poverty as adults, and there are numerous other studies linking lower hunger rates to higher levels of both personal and gross national incomes. Hunger is also linked with conflict, lower education rates, poor maternal and child health, and higher rates of inequality and marginalization. Addressing this issue will help to offset a number of other risks towards ending extreme poverty and creating a more sustainable and just world.