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Tell our leaders to root out hunger now

From: Mercy Corps

Hunger is one of the most devastating, widespread epidemics in the world.

The truth is, we only need one smart plan — that will galvanize the will, mobilize the resources and lay out concrete steps to end hunger once and for all.

A broad-based coalition of aid, advocacy and religious organizations have developed a Roadmap to guide the new administration and Congress in the fight to end world hunger. The plan calls on the U.S. to lead global community by developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to end global hunger.

Urge our leaders to follow the Roadmap and Root Out Hunger today.

Sign the Root Out Hunger Petition

In Depth

Hunger is the number one human health problem in the world today, affecting more people than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Nearly 1 billion people go hungry every day, and over 2 billion are malnourished. More than 6 million children alone will die this year from malnutrition and hunger-related diseases.

We have both the knowledge and the resources to end hunger in our time.

If the U.S. steps up to the challenge of providing global leadership, we can meet the Millennium Development Goal of cutting world hunger in half by 2015.

Tags: Food Crisis, Legislative, Organize, Root Out Hunger Campaign, One Minute

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COMMENTS

Karl Blake (not verified) @ Sun, 05/17/2009 - 3:03am

im pretty disgusted with how so many people in the world are not getting to eat, while people in other places gorge themselves and are OVEREATING it shouldn't be that way.

Anonymous (not verified) @ Thu, 06/11/2009 - 12:29am

I believe Hunger shouldn't be a problem existing in the world, Yet it is. You have people in godforsaken countries starving to death, While theres others who doesn't deserve it acting out of greed. It is very vulgar and inhumane.

Jaci C (not verified) @ Thu, 06/11/2009 - 5:17am

People from everywhere are malnurished and DESERVE to be fed.
please stand up and speak out for them.
i am!
i want to make a difference for these people.
and you should too.
just post a comment.
its easy i promise(:
may god bless you all.

Cora C (not verified) @ Wed, 07/08/2009 - 2:59am

Its just sickening. How can people be so careless?
I just cant stand seeing people wasteful, taking a bite out of something then throwing it out because they weren't "as hungry" as they thought. This is a problem in the world that shouldn't be. Everyone deserves to have food, and nutritious wholesome food. Hunger is a problem that people need to stop ignoring and start contributing to end it!

Sydney Thain (not verified) @ Fri, 08/07/2009 - 2:16am

It makes me sick to think of the food that goes to waste, and how so many people that die of hunger each day.

Na'eelah (not verified) @ Sun, 08/09/2009 - 8:08am

It saddens me to think of all the people who have the money to help change this world, but they don't do so. We are like one big family that is spreaded out through the world. So seeing a person starve is like seeing a brother or sister starve! We need to come together and change this earth before more non-reversible damage is made. And it has nothing to do that overweight people are disgusting while others are starving! Obesity is another condition we need to fix, so please stop commenting about overweight people. I am not overweight myself but these are unkind remarks. The focus of this is to help others who are need of food.

Ceryn (not verified) @ Fri, 08/14/2009 - 10:16pm

Did you know that the u.s government pays farmers to grow to much corn?, and that they throw tons away every year! and with some excess they create high fructose corn syrup that is in everything and is hugely contributing to obesity in this country, nauseating!

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ROADMAP TO END GLOBAL HUNGER

A well fed world is a just world. A well fed world is a productive world. A well fed world is a safe world. With US leadership, we can cut hunger in half by 2015. We just have to head in the right direction.

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