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McGill Conference Examines Impact of Economic Crisis on the Hungry; UN Report Shows Sharp Increase in Undernourished Population as a Result of Worldwide Downturn.(Conference news)

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Byline: McGill University

MONTREAL, June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The global economic crisis has had a devastating impact on the world's hungry. In the past year, approximately 100 million people have been added to the ranks of the roughly 1 billion people worldwide considered by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization to be undernourished, according to its report issued June 19, 2009.

Thus, the second annual McGill Conference on Global Food Security, Oct. 5-7, 2009, could not be more timely. This year's conference, which draws on leading experts from around the world on various aspects of food supply and production, is focused on questions…

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