UN video game shows world hunger

A computer game to teach kids about the problem of world hunger has been launched by the United Nations.

Food Force was thought up by the World Food Programme (WFP), which fed more than 100 million people in 2004.

The game sets players tasks like food drops or rebuilding cities using aid, and the WFP hopes kids will understand more about hunger through playing it.

The game is available to download from www.food-force.com and kids will be able to compare their scores online.

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The game also features air drops

After each mission, kids are told how the WFP would have handled the situation in the real world.

The WFP's Neil Gallagher said: "Children in the developed world don't know what it's like go to bed threatened by starvation.

"Food Force will generate kids' interest and understanding about hunger, which kills more people than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined."