It is, indeed, very sad to learn that one out of every eight people in the world is chronically undernourished. The United Nations announced this fact recently and it is an international shame. The UN report on food insecurity said that 868 million people were hungry in 2010-2012, which amounts to roughly 12.5 percent of the world's population. Children in most Asian countries are malnourished or undernourished. Every citizen is the future and backbone of his or her country. If children live in deprivation, how can they grow up to be responsible, dignified and productive citizens? We must each do whatever we can to ensure that the poor in our neighborhood do not go to sleep without food which is in line with the teachings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
