KIGALI There is no greater hindrance to a country s long term economic development than childhood undernourishment.

Undernourishment affects to 47 of Haitians, 27 of Nicaraguans, 23 of Bolivians and 22 of Hondurans.

However, 10 of 24 countries analysed saw an increase in undernourishment or could not reduce it enough to be on track to reach the target.

The Zero Hunger Program has contributed to lifting out of extreme poverty 24 million people in five years and to reducing undernourishment in Brazil by 25 .

KIGALI There is no greater hindrance to a country s long term economic development than childhood undernourishment. When a growing body does not get enough essential vitamins and nutrients, the harmful effects last long into adulthood.

Women's poverty is reflected in undernourishment and malnourishment, resulting, inter alia, from inadequate income, lack of education and gender inequality within households.10 Women in rural areas have high fertility rates and limited access to information and services on reproductive health.

It would be recalled from the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to food (A 59 385) that 842 million people suffered from undernourishment and that one child died every five seconds from hunger related diseases, but the most shocking fact was that hunger was increasing.