We live in a time where their is a surplus of food;however, many go hungry every night night. This article talks about how the turmoil in Yemen has created the problem that almost half their population go hungry.Most of the food in Yemen is imported and this causes high prices of food that many cannot afford. Many of the poor survive on donations from the united nations.Thirteen percent of the children have been classify as malnourished. International Donors are meeting up to try to help these people. The thought of food is usually a happy one too many living in a first world country. But to people who don’t have the access to food, the though of food must be a very frightening one.This summary is based on this article http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/world/middleeast/yemen-in-crisis-as-global-food-prices-rise.html
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