Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    9 hours ago

    While I do agree it’s more complicated than “money = food,” a lot of this complexity is fueled by imperialism of one kind or another, so this isn’t an “oh well that’s just life” situation. People would be less hungry if, for example, the people keeping them hungry weren’t financed and armed by America and (occasionally) China. The message of “we could fix this if we wanted” is still accurate.

    • sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      I think they meant that it cost way more than food to solve world hunger.

      to solve world hunger you need:

      1. Put an end to all Civil wars
      2. Stop countries from using hunger as weapon (i.e Israel)
      3. eliminate all dictators who hoard their countries’ wealth to themselves and their generals
      4. stop powerful countries from destabilizing poorer ones to their benefit.
      5. provide proper medical care and education otherwise people would just reproduce more until they absorb the additional food supply

      Giving money to poorer countries helps but it will not “solve” the hunger problem no matter how much you give.