The report finds the combined food and economic crises have pushed the number of hungry people worldwide to historic levels.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

The most recent example, as I mentioned before, is the huge spike in food prices around the world which has created rioting, starvation, major crises in various countries.

最近的一个例子,我之前提到过,是全世界范围食品价格的巨大变动,它在许多国家导致了骚乱,饥荒,以及其他重大危机

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The conference, also known as GCARD, follows the twin crises of soaring food prices in poor countries and the global recession.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

But,she warns this progress is fragile. She says the momentum for health development could come to a grinding halt because of problems stemming from the food and financial crises, the changing climate and the H1N1 influenza pandemic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29