Over 1.02 billion people in the world are undernourished. More than 90 percent of the people affected by hunger live in extreme poverty (less than a dollar a day) in developing countries. The most vulnerable populations are children under five years old and women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Last week GCC youth from Kalar, Iraq and New York City, U.S. participated in a live video conference. Ahmed from Iraq described the experience saying, "In the end we had a real and honest discussion about the actual problems facing communities around the world today."