ČINJENICE
O GLADI |
HUNGER
FACTS |
1. Oko 24 000 ljudi umre
svaki dan od gladi ili s glađu povezanim uzrocima. To je manje od 35
000 deset godina prije i 41 000 dvadeset godina prije. Tri četvrtine
smrtnih slučajeva su djeca do pet godina starosti. |
1. About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related
causes. This is down from 35,000 ten years ago, and 41,000 twenty years ago. Three-
fourths of the deaths are children under the age of five.
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2. Danas 10% djece u
zemljama u razvoju umire prije pete godina života. To je manjeod 28%
prije 50 godina. |
2. Today 10% of children in developing countries die before the age of five. This is
down from 28% fifty years ago.
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3. Velike nestašice hrane i
ratovi uzrokuju 10% glađu uzrakovanih smrtnih slučajeva, iako su
to oni slučajevi za koje najčešće čujemo. Glavnina
glađu uzrokovanih smrti su uzrokovane kroničnom pothranjenošću.
Obitelji jednostavno ne mogu dobiti (proizvesti) dovoljno hrane. To je
opet uzrokovano ekstremnim siromaštvom. |
3. Famine and wars cause just 10% of hunger deaths, although these tend to be the ones
you hear about most often. The majority of hunger deaths are caused by chronic
malnutrition. Families simply cannot get enough to eat. This in turn is caused by extreme
poverty.
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4. Pored smrti, kronična
pothranjenost također uzrokuje oštećenje vida, sluha, usporava
rast i uvelike povećava mogućnost zaraze. Teško pothranjeni
ljudi ne mogu funkcionirati čak ni na osnovnoj razini. |
4. Besides death, chronic malnutrition also causes impaired vision, listlessness,
stunted growth, and greatly increased susceptibility to disease. Severely malnourished
people are unable to function at even a basic level.
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5. Procjenjuje se da je oko
800 milijuna ljudi u svijetu pogođeno glađu ili potranjenošću,
što je oko 100 puta više od broja smrtnih slučajeva godišnje
uzrokovanih glađu. |
5. It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and
malnutrition, about 100 times as many as those who actually die from it each year.
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6. Često je potrebna
samo nekolicina elemenata da bi siromašni ljudi uspjeli proizvesti
dovoljno hrane za svoje potrebe. Ti elementi uključuju kvalitetno
sjeme, odgovarajuće alatke i pristup vodi. Mala poboljšanja u
poljoprivrednim tehnikama i pohrani hrane su također korisna. |
6. Often it takes just a few simple resources for impoverished people to be able to
grow enough food to become self-sufficient. These resources include quality seeds,
appropriate tools, and access to water. Small improvements in farming techniques and food
storage methods are also helpful.
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7. Stručnjaci koji se
bave problemom gladi vjeruju da je uvjerljivo najbolji način
smanjenja gladi –obrazovanje. Obrazovani ljudi su najsposobniji
prekinuti krug siromaštva koji uzrokuje glad. |
7. Many hunger experts believe that ultimately the best way to reduce hunger is through
education. Educated people are best able to break out of the cycle of poverty that causes
hunger.
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Izvorišta (prema
odlomcima):
1) Projekt gladi, Ujedinjeni narodi;
2) CARE;
3) Institut za hranu i razvojnu politiku;
4) Svjetski program za hranu Ujedinjenih naroda (WFP);
5) Organizacija za prehranu i poljoprivredu Ujedinjenih naroda (FAO);
6) Oxfam;
7) UNICEF |
Sources (by paragraph):
1) The Hunger Project, United Nations;
2) CARE;
3) The Institute for Food and Development Policy;
4) United Nations World Food Program (WFP);
5) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);
6) Oxfam;
7) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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