Multiple events around the U.N. General Assembly will highlight Feed the Future's progress, as well as U.S. and global progress on food security and nutrition commitments. You'll find basic information on the events and resources for each here.
Eunice Njoki is happy that she can eat her favorite meal of mukimo again. She is from Mang’u village. Mukimo is a traditional Kenyan dish made from mashed potatoes, boiled maize and vegetable leaves.
October 3, 2012|WFPUSA McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony
Before we hear from David and Christina, I want to take just a moment to look at how far we have come since starting this journey together four years ago.
During a high-level meeting on Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) on Thursday, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah announced that USAID will continue to work to ensure that the principles and programmatic priorities of SUN are fully integrated across all relevant USAID-supported programs in food security, health, water and sanitation, education, and humanitarian assistance in 14 countries.
It is my first time to visit the United States, but I don’t see this trip as just about me—I represent all of the female farmers and agronomists in Tanzania who are working to transform the way we grow and market crops.
As a result of all the work of so many people over the last four years, food security is now at the top of our national and foreign policy agendas, as well as that of so many other nations in the world, because we understand it is a humanitarian and moral imperative, but it also directly relates to global security and stability.
September 27, 2012|U.S. Department of State DipNote
Ending world hunger requires comprehensive, coordinated action among governments, donors, civil society and the private sector. That is why today's announcement is so important.
On the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary Clinton announced that members from InterAction have committed to spend over a billion dollars over the next three years to support food security and nutrition worldwide.
