With the world's population expected to grow by 34% to 9,12 billion by 2050, already the number of hungry people in the world is to increase to over one billion this year. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf comments: “The silent hunger crisis — affecting one sixth of all of humanity — poses a serious risk for world peace and security. We urgently need to forge a broad consensus on the total and rapid eradication of hunger in the world.” - click here for the background. The Director-General himself will be going on a 24-hour hunger strike from Friday evening to Saturday evening in proest against hunger. We are invited to join him.
Ahead of the Summit, the UN report 'Pathways to Success' report concludes that the most economical and best way out of rural poverty and hunger is to support the efforts of smallholder farmers to improve their farming conditions and productivity.
On the summit website you can add your name to the END HUNGER PETITION.
