The
UN's World Food Summit Plan of Action in 1996 and the
Millennium Development Goals set the stage for a global
effort to end hunger. In 2002, the International Alliance
to End Hunger was formed to coordinate efforts between
UN and international food agencies with national programs
around the world.
The FAO Ambassadors Programme was created to enlist
global personalities to help attract public and media
attention to the work of the International Alliance.
Following is an excerpt from the FAO Pledge.
"…Humankind has the power to effect change: to end hunger,
to fight poverty and disease, and to banish illiteracy.
We cannot tolerate hunger and malnutrition. We have
the techniques and the resources to eliminate them.
What is lacking is human solidarity and political will.
For this reason, we, the FAO Ambassadors:
pledge to inspire people everywhere to work together
in an International Alliance against Hunger;
call upon all people to help the least privileged
people of the world finally to break out of the vicious
circle of chronic hunger, poverty and under-nourishment,
and make a world where everyone has reliable access
to safe and nutritious food;
commit ourselves to use our talents and unique opportunities
to help increase awareness and raise funds for the
fight against hunger.
For us, the drive to defeat hunger is a question of
personal responsibility. We want to be part of a generation
that has achieved this goal. Please join hands with
us in the International Alliance Against Hunger. "
