"The United Nations estimates that the cost to end world hunger completely, along with diseases related to hunger and poverty, is about $195 billion a year.

Twenty-two countries have joined togather to raise this money by each contributing 0.7%(less than 1%) of nationalincome. Some of the countries have already met this goal. Others are being a little slow, but this can be fixed. You can see how the countries are doing by clicking here."

-The FreeRice FAQ