ARMENIA LIVING WITH THREAT OF HUNGER

State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
June 17, 2009 Wednesday

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 dArmenie (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.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress