ARMENIA LIVING WITH THREAT OF HUNGER
Paris, 17 June (AZERTAC). Despite statements by the Armenian officials on country`s economic development and rising welfare of the population, the Paris-based French-language daily “Les Nouvelles d’Armenie” (Armenian News) reports the contrary opinion, publishing an article titled “UN World Food Program concerned with situation in Armenia” (17 June).
According to the article, the UN World Food Program (WFP) has made a statement on hard situation in the five world countries where the economic crisis becomes tougher and the population of these lives with threat of hunger.
WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran notes that the investigation shows that number of the people experiencing hunger and poverty increases day by day. According to him, these states are Armenia, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nicaragua and Zambia.
The chronic hunger Armenia experiences last years is a serious threat for this states, Josette Sheeran underlines.
The WFP experts report that one has 2 dollars a day in these countries. Due to unemployment, unprecedented corruption, bribery, arbitrariness, the officials` passion to become richer caused very tough situation in the mentioned countries. Extreme rise of food tariffs has made the vulnerable poorer. Most people go to the foreign countries to earn money. But, usually, there is no remittance to send to their families as they cannot find job.
Finally, WFP warns that the continuing situation will make the life of Armenians miserable in forthcoming winter what can lead to social explosion.
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