UN: More than 1 billion are hungry around the world; economic downturn worsens the problem

ROME — The global financial meltdown has pushed the ranks of the world’s hungry to a record 1 billion, a grim milestone that poses a threat to peace and security, U.N. food officials said Friday.

UN agency: over 1 billion people are hungry around the world

ROME — More than a billion people — a sixth of the world’s population — are now hungry, a historic high due largely to the global economic crisis and stubbornly high food prices, a U.N. agency said Friday.

UN agency: more than 1 billion people are hungry around the world

ROME — A U.N. food agency says a record 1.02 billion people are hungry across the world, or one-sixth of humanity.