Across the world, nearly 1 billion people find themselves in desperate need of food.

Below are some vital statistics, compiled by experts in the hunger-relief field.

• More than 854 million people around the world suffer the indignity
  of hunger.
  
  
• Approximately 200 million of those who are hungry are under the
  age of 5.
  
  
• The world produces 20% more food than the entire world population can consume.
  
  
• Of the 6.5 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion earn less than $1 per day.

• The amount of food produced around the globe is ample enough for all 6.55 billion people. Yet one in three people on earth continue to face persistent hunger and damaging malnutrition, including the food imbalances that lead to obesity.