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The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced June 19 that this year, 1.02 billion people will experience acute hunger every day. This represents an 11 percent increase over previous projections. Simply put, 1 out of every 6 human beings will experience acute
hunger every day this year.
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“We have the resources to end hunger in our lifetimes – what we need is the political will to make it happen.” – Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.).
Last week, Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) introduced H.R. 2817, a comprehensive legislation to address global hunger and improve food security. Called The Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009, the bill is based on the recommendations of "The Roadmap to End Gl... full story
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Your calls and letters are making a difference on H.R. 2139, the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009. We need your help since we only have a brief window of opportunity to gather cosponsors for this important bill.
Next Wednesday, May 20, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will take up H.R. 2139. We need your representative to cosponsor this bill before that time. Additional cosponsors will demonstrate that there is broad support in Congress for foreign as... full story
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Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
CATHERINE BERTINI was Executive Director of the UN World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. DAN GLICKMAN was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 to 2001. They are Co-Chairs of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Global Agricultural Development Project, from whose final report this essay is drawn. The project's full report is available online at www.thechicagocouncil.org/globalagdevelopment.
It is not easy for Americans to understand the starvation... full story
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I want to thank President Rodríguez Zapatero for hosting this High Level Meeting on Food Security for All. This is a welcome occasion, and I pledge my support with you to work to address global hunger.
I am sorry that I could not attend today, but I am sending a strong team composed of senior officials from across the United States government who will report back to me after the meeting.
President Obama has made clear that alleviating hunger worldwide is a top priorit... full story
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(UN) On 11 September 2008, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched The Millennium Development Goals Report 2008. This report was one of the key inputs for the High-Level Event on the Millennium Development Goals held on 25 September 2008.
The Report is the most comprehensive global assessment of progress as of August 2008. It is based on work carried out by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on the official MDG Indicators. It provides hard evidence for each of the eight MDGs, showin... full story
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During Passover, MAZON asks rabbis, cantors, and synagogue social action committees to encourage their congregants to help fight hunger. By donating to MAZON what they would have spent to invite one additional person to their seder table, these individuals and their families can fulfill the ancient Passover tradition of allowing “all who are hungry to enter and eat.” Download Passover 2009 materials and learn more today.During Passover, MAZON asks rabbis, cantors, and synagogue socia... full story
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