Particularly troubling is the lack of compassion of Third World countries for their neighbors. The OPEC countries, for example, have vast financial resources, which they are unwilling to share with countries in the region not blessed with such geological resources. They need to show compassion to their neighboring countries. A third cause of hunger is the culture of poverty. The reason for poverty is often the prior existence of poverty.
Poverty breeds more poverty, and more poverty breeds more hunger.
Those people who come from an impoverished situation do not have the means by which to better themselves. They are not getting the necessary calories and nutrition, so they are caught in the web of poverty. Moreover, they are being raised in a culture of poverty that perpetuates dependence and prevents advancement. This is where the gospel can have an impact. Poverty and hunger are not just economic problems.