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This is the current issue of Food for Thought. To view previous issues, see the archive.
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June 25, 2008
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FEATURE STORIES
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Senators Dole and McGovern Awarded World Food Prize
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Senator Dole Senator McGovern
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Senators Bob Dole (R-KS) and George McGovern (D-SD) were named winners of the 2008 World Food Prize for their collaborative, bipartisan efforts to help ensure U.S. support of international school meals programs. Together they created the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. This initiative supports programs that provide nutritious food to children who attend school in developing countries. Both Senators will be presented the $250,000 "Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture" on October 16, at the Iowa State Capitol.
Learn more.
Associated Press article.
Daily Republic article.
Des Moines Register article.
Kansas City Star article.
Radio Iowa article.
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First Lady Laura Bush Addresses WFP Executive Board
In an address to WFP’s Executive Board, First Lady Laura Bush called for a “global response” to the rising cost of food and fuel. Mrs. Bush asked Congress to support a proposal by President Bush that would purchase up to 25 percent of U.S. food assistance directly from farmers in developing countries.
Learn more.
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WFP Unveils New Strategic Plan
WFP’s Executive Board approved a new four-year strategic plan designed to address the global food crisis. This plan combines life-saving emergency aid, local food purchases, and targeted cash and voucher programs when food is available locally but not accessible by the hungry.
Learn more.
Strategic plan. |
| OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY |
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Policy Update
WFP’s 2008 budget grew substantially as a result of rising food and fuel prices and new emergencies in places such as Myanmar. There are also millions of people in developing countries who have been pushed deeper into poverty by the global food crisis and are in need of WFP’s assistance. The United States Congress is considering legislation that would increase funding for WFP and other international humanitarian assistance programs. Please contact your Members of Congress and urge them to increase food assistance funding in the 2008 Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill.
Take action.
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WFP Behind the Scenes: Eradicating World Hunger
 This month’s WFP Behind the Scenes conference call featured Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) as a guest speaker. Representative McGovern discussed the importance of international school feeding programs, his work in Congress on the issue of global hunger and poverty, and took questions from participants.
Learn more.
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WFP Community Advocate Drums Up Support at Wailers Concert
WFP community advocate Esther Ngumbi recruited a group of volunteers to distribute information about global hunger at a Wailers concert in Alabama. The volunteers also asked for donations and raised $685 in under an hour. Friends of WFP thanks Ngumbi and the Alabama concert volunteers for their support.
To learn more about volunteering, contact our Outreach Department. |
| EVENTS |
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Friends of WFP Annual Awards Ceremony – July 8, 2008
RESULTS 2008 International Conference to End Poverty – July 12-16, 2008
2008 Global Child Nutrition Forum – July 17-22, 2008
XVII International AIDS Conference – August 3-8, 2008
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APPEALS
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As global hunger continues to make headlines, WFP remains on the forefront of this issue. Maintaining a presence in almost 80 countries, WFP continues to reach millions of hungry people – from Cyclone Nargis survivors in Myanmar to refugees in Darfur, Sudan to schoolchildren in Afghanistan. Much of this success is made possible by generous donors. Friends of WFP thanks donors for their contributions and commitment to ending global hunger.
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| IN THE NEWS |
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McGovern: Addresing the global food crisis – MetroWest Daily News
Food Crisis Forces New Look at Farming – Wall Street Journal
U.N. Reducing Aid Flights In Darfur for Lack of Funds – Washington Post
Road to peace can't bypass plight of hungry – Andover Townsman
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| FROM THE FIELD |
Q&A with WFP Dominican Republic Country Director, Pável Isa Contreras
WFP’s activities in the Dominican Republic target areas with food insecurity and people who live below the poverty line. In an interview with Friends of WFP, WFP Dominican Republic Country Director Pável Isa Contreras, discussed working with the national government to curb malnutrition rates, WFP operations, and feeding victims of last November’s Tropical Storm Noel.
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| DONOR SPOTLIGHT |
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Thievery Corporation and The Wailers Promote WFP During Summer Concert Tours
The Thievery Corporation – a Washington, D.C.-based DJ duo – and The Wailers – a reggae band from Jamaica – will promote the work of WFP throughout their respective summer concert tours. During each concert, band members will make a brief announcement on global hunger and WFP’s work and encourage people to donate.
Thievery Corporation tour schedule.
The Wailers tour schedule.
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