All Food Rights Features
ActionAid Challenges G8 on Response to Food Crisis
Jul 2, 2008
Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations meet in Hokaido, Japan, from July 7-9. The failure of G8 policies on food, biofuels, and climate change places up to 1.7 billion people – 25% of the world’s population – at risk of hunger. ActionAid makes recommendations to G8 leaders in our new report, “Cereal Offenders: How the G8 has Contributed to the Global Food Crisis and What They Can Do to Stop It.”
Glimmer of Hope on Food Aid
Jun 20, 2008
Every year the US ships millions of tons of food aid overseas through a system that scandalously inefficient. The new Farm Bill provides for a $60 million pilot program to test local and regional purchase of food aid. Join with ActionAid to thank Congress for this new initiative and to urge it to take bolder actions soon.
Rising Food Prices: Time to Fix a Broken Global Food System
May 2, 2008
According to the United Nations, rising food prices threaten to plunge 100 million more people into hunger. This global food crisis is the direct result of decades of misguided agricultural policies that force poor countries to import food instead of producing it themselves. Only a major overhaul of those policies can address the root causes of this problem. Join with ActionAid to demand action to cushion the immediate impact on hungry people and insist on policy reforms to avoid similar crises in the future.
Call for a New Trade Policy
Mar 20, 2008
No country has ever become developed by following a free-trade model from the outset. Yet the world’s richest countries continue to force the poorest countries to open their markets to global competition. Join ActionAid in the fight for trade policies that support sustainable development.
Demand Changes in US Food Aid Policies
Mar 20, 2008
Each year, millions of tons of food are shipped around the world from the United States to respond to crises caused by droughts, conflicts and severe poverty. While there is little doubt that this food aid has saved countless lives, it is also clear that the US program is enormously inefficient. Find out how you can help bring about sensible and efficient food aid.
Climate Change
Mar 20, 2008
The poorest countries in the world are hit first and worst by the impacts of climate change. While the richest countries in the world produce a disproportionate amount of the carbon emissions that cause global warming, poor countries are dealing with the droughts and floods that result. Learn more about Climate Change and how it relates to the growing inequity among rich and poor nations.
Adaptation Funding
Mar 17, 2008
Climate Change, without question, is one of the most critical global challenges of this century. If we don’t take action now, millions of people will be affected by food shortages and climate-related disasters. ActionAid’s rights-based approach and more than three decades of experience have positioned us to take a strong lead in responding to this challenge. We ask you to join us in this fight.
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