World's largest international food aid agencies admit conditions for poor are slipping
Aid groups agree: climate change driving most hunger-related catastrophes Several hundred conference participants from over 20 countries listened to four panelists deliver reports about the world's largest food aid providers during the annual International Food Aid & Development Conference held in Kansas City on August 2, 2010. The panelists acknowledged the dire conditions for poor with the number of people in hunger rising to one billion people . Food Aid Symposium panelists (from left): Ann Tutwiler (not shown), Allan Jury, Jay Sjerven, David Del Conte, and Dale Skoric. Jay Sjerven with the Kansas City chapter of the UN Association introduced the four panelists and gave a sober assessment of the difficulty of reaching the Millenium Development Goal (MDG) on hunger. Allan Jury with the UN World Food Program, noted that while only one MDG is directly focused on hunger, all goals impact food security. He also pointed out that addressing food nutrition is key to overcom...