Despite there being enough food in the world to feed everyone, one in eight women, men and children go to bed hungry every night.
A report from charity coalition IF, which aims to combat world hunger and poverty, claims that nearly 940 million young people will see their life chances permanently damaged by the impact of childhood hunger by 2025.
The coalition is made up of a hundred British charities, backing the campaign to put an end to world hunger.
An anti-hunger campaign will be launched in London tonight, warning that almost a billion young people could see themselves in poverty in 2025.
The IF campaign has released a report stating that much of the good work done over the past decade to help people out of poverty is at risk of being undone.
Actor Bill Nighy will attend the launch at Somerset House in London tonight Credit: Ian West/PA Wire
Celebrities Bill Nighy and Keeley Hawes are behind the campaign, that is urging Prime Minister David Cameron to use the UK's G8 presidency, to help combat world hunger.
Actress Keeley Hawes will feature among other celebrities at the IF campaign launch Credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
The report claims that malnutrition could cost developing countries an annual $125 billion (£78 billion) in lost economic output by 2030.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are backing a multiple charity campaign, aiming to combat malnutrition and hunger in the developing world.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu is behind the 'Enough Food For Everyone If' campaign Credit: Zak Hussein/PA Wire
One hundred development and faith British charities have backed the 'Enough Food For Everyone If' appeal, urging the Prime Minister to use the UK's G8 presidency in 2013 to tackle the causes of hunger in the developing world.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is backing the multi charity campaign Credit: Dan Kitwood/PA Archive
The campaign, which launches today is possibly the largest coalition of its kind in the UK since Make Poverty History in 2005.
It warns that almost a billion young people could find themselves in poverty by 2025, costing the developed world £78 billion over the next 15 years.
