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The Hunger Map

Hunger Map 2015

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Source: World Food Programme (WFP)

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Making a Difference

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Useful Website Links

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Grow Africa Search projects, platforms and working groups initiated by the Grow Africa Partnership which was founded jointly by the African Union (AU), The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the World Economic Forum in 2011.
Grow Asia Established by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat, Grow Asia brings together companies, governments, NGOs and other stakeholders to help smallholder farmers improve their production and livelihood through access to information, knowledge, markets and finance.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invests in rural people, empowering them to increase their food security, improve the nutrition of their families and increase their incomes. We help them build resilience, expand their businesses and take charge of their own development.
Nutrition - the UNICEF Actions taken by the UNICEF to tackle the global issue of malnutrition.
Sustainable Food and Agriculture FAO has developed a common vision and an integrated approach using 5 principles to sustainability across agriculture, forestry and fisheries. This unified perspective – valid across all agricultural sectors and taking into account social, economic and environmental considerations – ensures the effectiveness of action on the ground and is underpinned by knowledge based on the best available science, and adaptation at community and country levels to ensure local relevance and applicability.
Think Eat Save The Think.Eat.Save campaign of the Save Food Initiative, is a partnership between UNEP, FAO and Messe Düsseldorf, and in support of the UN Secretary-General's Zero Hunger Challenge, which seeks to add its authority and voice to these efforts in order to galvanize widespread global, regional and national actions.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Goal 2 : Zero Hunger This site offers official documents introducing the Zero Hunger campaign.
World Food Programme Assisting 80 million people in around 80 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
World Vision World Vision is a worldwide community development organisation that provides short-term and long-term assistance to 100 million people worldwide.
Zero Hunger Challenge Resources about Zero Hunger challenges.

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