More
than 850 million people in the world are hungry, and as many as
35 million of them are Americans! Worldwide, some estimate that
40 million people die each year because of hunger and diseases
related to malnutrition -- and many of them are children!
There
is more than enough food in the world so that no one need ever
go hungry. Those who wish for a more peaceful, just and sustainable
world are helping to make ending world hunger a major priority.
In fact, all of the world's leaders agreed to cut the number of
starving people in half by the year 2015 as the first priority
of the Millennium Development Goals.
World
Food Day / End Hunger Day is an opportunity for the global
community to unite in an effort to help raise awareness about
the global problem of hunger. World Food Day was adopted by the
United Nations General Assembly in 1980 to commemorate the founding
of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
in 1945 (resolution 35/70). The official goal of the day is to
"heighten public awareness of the world food problem and
strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition
and poverty."
Together,
WE CAN END HUNGER!