Every day 25,000 people worldwide die of hunger or hunger-related diseases

The UN relief agency, World Food Programme, says its humanitarian aid reached 97 million people worldwide, including 58 million children, in 82 countries last year.

But the outlook is still bleak, according to WFP deputy executive director John M. Powell. He said 812 million people in developing countries still lack enough food, and 25,000 people worldwide die of hunger or hunger-related diseases every day.

"The sad fact is that the hungry get hungrier," Powell said, in reference to a vicious cycle of hunger, poor education and poverty.

[AFP]