Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The International Alliance is working directly toward the fulfillment of Millennium Development Goal number 1, the reduction of poverty and hunger, and MDG 8, the establishment of partnerships. But through its work in assuring that all people in the world have enough to eat, the Alliance will certainly have affect on the achievement of the goals that focus on health, education, gender and sustainable use of natural resources.
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Hunger Task Force Report
Commissioned by the UN Secretary General and supported by the UN Development Group, the Hunger Task Force Report sets out priorities for addressing the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing hunger by half by 2015. The Task Force on Hunger of the Millennium Development Project is composed of about 30 experts acting in their personal capacities but also drawing from the research and expertise of many institutions engaged in hunger-related issues. The report will serve as a milestone for the preparation of MDGs implementation review scheduled to begin in September.
The International Alliance Against Hunger highlighted the efforts of the Hunger Task Force to strengthen public awareness and political action in the fight against hunger and applauded the Task Force’s recognition of the importance of partnerships and multi-stakeholder initiatives in the international development arena.
The four Rome-based UN food agencies as well as several NGOs Alliance partners participated in the launch of the report on 18 January in Rome. Their participation was meant to call attention to the need to build public awareness and strengthen public advocacy in the fight against hunger in both developed and developing countries.
High Level Conference on Food Security, Bioenergy and Climate Change, Rome 3-5 June 2008
The High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy from 3-5 June 2008. Throughout the three days of events, forty-two Heads of State and Government, one hundred high-level Ministers and sixty non-governmental and civil society organizations from FAO member countries discussed the challenges that climate change, bioenergy and soaring food prices posed to world food security.
Following significant discussion and negotiations, the Conference concluded with the adoption by acclamation of a declaration in which governments reaffirmed their commitment to the achievement of the World Food Summit goal and called on the international community to increase assistance for developing countries, in particular the least developed countries and those that are most negatively affected by high food prices.
The Alliance was actively engaged during the High Level Conference. Before the meeting started, it encouraged National Alliances to address open letters to their delegations, setting out their expectations, and invited all people attending the meeting to make their own Personal Declaration, setting out their commitment to work towards a world without hunger and malnutrition.
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UN SG's High Level Task Force, and Comprehensive Framework for Action
The High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis was established and chaired by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. It was created in June 2008 with the objective pf promoting a coordinated response among agencies, national governments, donors, civil society and the private sector to the global food crisis and to develop a plan of action.
The Task Force prepared a Comprehensive Framework for Action, which describes actions to be taken urgently to meet immediate needs and to contribute to sustainable food security. The CFA reaffirmed the commitment of UN specialized agencies and programmes to eradicate hunger, malnutrition and poverty.