Blog 3: Hunger in Pakistan

The country I chose this week for my sustainable goal is Pakistan. Pakistan has a population of over 207.7 million people and 36.9 percent of that population is facing food insecurity. One of the main reasons is due to the limited economic access by the poorest and most vulnerable group of the population which is the majority of women (World Food Programme, 2020). Pakistan also suffers from one of the world’s worst malnutrition rates and 45% of children under the age of five are stunted. Another reason would be climate change. In 2019 Pakistan suffered from earthquakes, heavy rainfall, and drought which has really affected their agriculture growth (Action Against Hunger, 2020). 

In order to improve the malnutrition rate and allow the people of Pakistan to have better access to food, the government has partnered with an organization called the World Food Programme. Pakistan and the World Food Programme plan on accomplishing their goal and using different types of resources. Some of which are providing humanitarian and recovery assistance by meeting the necessary food and nutrition needs for populations that are the most vulnerable in an aftermath of a disaster. The World Food Programme also tries to provide cash and food assistance to those who help in the building of the rehabilitation of community assets that can help support food security, such as water harvesting systems, feeder roads, water channels, and other forms of buildings that have been affected by droughts or floods (World Food Programme, 2020). 

The organization never states on how they will be able to receive the income to provide for their cause or how much it costs, but it is believed that they use private donors and donations as their method of earning, as well as working with other types of organizations. Food hunger is a big issue in Pakistan and is one of their main priorities in the country to try to overcome. The government of Pakistan is trying hard in order to improve the malnutrition rate and provide more resources for food by working with organizations to help. This shows how much time and effort Pakistan is willing to put in order to help the people of Pakistan and make a difference in their community. It also shows that over time if they continue with their methods in improving hunger in Pakistan it can really help their country grow. 


References

Action Against Hunger. (2020, August 28). Pakistan | Hunger Relief in Asia. https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/asia/pakistan

World Food Programme. (2020, August 25). Pakistan | World Food Programme. https://www.wfp.org/countries/pakistan

 


Comments

  1. AmbikaOctober 11, 2020 at 6:40 PM

    I am glad you choose bring this topic. Hunger is one of the major problem in developing countries. Not only Pakistan, hunger affect many Asian countries. The main cause of hunger worldwide is poverty. Millions of people around the world are simply too poor to be able to buy food. They also lack the resources to grow their own food, due to many reason like geographical structure, climate change and poor political management which increase the problems to harvest, process and store of food even they produce. Hunger leads to malnutrition which can cause many diseases, also even death thus, proper distribution of food to all parts of the world is mandatory. Your post is educational with lots of information. Thank you for your post.

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  2. Chamberlyn OgdenOctober 11, 2020 at 6:46 PM

    Your posts are always so well written and clear. It was so sad to read that 36.9% of people in Pakistan face food insecurity. Food should be a basic right that everyone should have access to. I really hope there is some sort of income, such as private donors like you stated, to help but an end to it.

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  3. Global Health BlogOctober 11, 2020 at 8:08 PM

    Hello Kalkidan,
    The country of Pakistan has a a large population that needs help to decrease hunger. The access to food was mentioned to be at 37% which is significant even before considering the large population of the country. The climate is not what one would typically think of because of where it is located geographically. World Food Program does a good job in working around these obstacles to reach the population and help feed the population.

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  4. Sammi Hau Intro to Global HealthOctober 11, 2020 at 8:34 PM

    Starvation is an issue in some low-salary nations, particularly in Pakistan. I additionally explored Pakistan and since they have a high destitution rate. In the event that individuals don't have occupations they can not give food to their youngsters or spouse.It is additionally difficult to see how much atmosphere assumes a colossal job. Pakistan needs great atmosphere to be capable produce food and is likewise essential for their pay.

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