"Every six seconds, a child dies ...". This audio piece was recorded by Dr Jacques Diouf, FAO’s Director-General, to raise alarm on global hunger.

To express his solidarity further, Dr Diouf embarked on a 24-hour public hunger strike on the eve of the 2009 hunger summit. Listen to his pledge and think what can be done to help more than 1 billion people around the world who are suffering from chronic hunger.