| Under the slogan "Food for All," the main aim of FAO's TeleFood campaign is to mobilize support for the battle against hunger and food insecurity. Here is more background information on FAO, TeleFood and the fight against hunger.
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About the Food and Agriculture Organization
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FAO is the largest specialized agency in the United Nations system. It was founded in October 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. More about FAO.
TeleFood was born in the wake of the 1996 World Food
Summit. Here, world leaders from 186 countries committed themselves
to the ongoing fight against hunger. A follow-up meeting,World Food
Summit: five years later, will be held at FAO headquarters in Rome
from 10-13 June 2002. Participants will review progress made towards
the goal of the 1996 World Food Summit - to reduce the number of
hungry people by half by 2015 - and consider ways to accelerate
the process. More
about the World Food Summit: five years later.
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The State of Food Insecurity
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In the FAO report, "The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2001", the latest estimates of the world's chronically hungry people are presented. Maps, graphs and analyses of underlying factors and national efforts make this report key reading.
This 64-page book is about achieving the goal of food for all. It is presented in spreads illustrated with colour photographs and graphics and can be downloaded in an easy-to-read format. Food for All.
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