Posted on 10/19/2001 10:08:34 PM PDT by JMJ333
19 October United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Catherine Bertini today named former United States Senator George McGovern as the agency's first Global Ambassador on Hunger.
In his new role, Mr. McGovern will act as the agency's worldwide advocate on hunger issues and promote programmes focused on poor children and mothers as ways to eradicate hunger and poverty.
"We are honoured that Ambassador McGovern has agreed to continue his fight against hunger, through a renewed affiliation with WFP," said Ms. Bertini. "As a WFP founder and a long-time supporter, he is ideally placed to help ensure that hunger remains at the top of the humanitarian agenda."
A child of the Great Depression and a decorated veteran of the Second World War, and a witness to widespread hunger and poverty in war-torn Europe, Mr. McGovern has devoted his life to furthering the cause of the hungry poor in the United States and around the world.
As the first director of the US Food for Peace Program appointed by President John F. Kennedy in the 1961, he was instrumental in founding WFP. Forty years later, the agency has become the largest humanitarian aid agency in the world. It provides life-saving food aid to millions every year in emergency and development projects.
Among his many other accomplishments, Mr. McGovern is the author of a book on how to fight global hunger. Published last spring, the book, titled Ending World Hunger in Our Time, lays out a strategy to end world hunger by focusing on programmes that feed and educate poor children.
"I can't think of anyone better than George McGovern to serve as our first ambassador," Ms. Bertini said. "And at a time like this, when it is more important than ever we find long term ways to solve world hunger, I am proud he will be at our side."
The best friend starvation ever had was communism. Starvation and famine are first and foremost political and governmental failings. And no political system ever failed more spectacularly at feeding its people than communism.
Weren't you the person, gcruse, who had their posts deleted by the moderator 2 days ago for calling men "pricks?" If I am mistaken, let me know.
Read the rules. If you cannot follow them--go away.
1. Ann Coulter's anti-libertarian statism is shrill,
ill-founded, and unappealing.
2. Nope. You are mistaken.
3. I got here before you, I'll be here
after you've gone.
1. So your personal attack on Ann Coulter is justified because she is not a libertarian? Interesting. You sound more like a cult member if that is your reasoning.
2. I believe your previous post was "Shove It" then. Correct? Yes, I thought so.
3. Amazing, if those are your manners here.
2. I believe your previous post was "Shove It" then. Correct? Yes, I thought so.
An attack on a female military pilot was the subject. Shove it was
the euphemism for what I really wanted to say.
3. Amazing, if those are your manners here.
Har. You amaze easily.
You couldn't be more accurate.
I wonder what percent of our taxes pay the UN budget, and I wonder how much we shell out to their special agency budgets? It infuriates me that we're being robbed to give this terrorist organization. However, since we just paid our dues, it looks like they will be around a lot longer.
The UN does ignore communist atrocities, and targets non-communist nations and leaders. Remember in the 90's when the UN led a campaign that brought Nelson Mandela to power in South Africa?
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