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The food we eat – because it often lacks the proper nutrients – is killing us. This year alone over 2 million people will die because they are obese, while over 2 million children will die from malnutrition.

That’s just insane, and something has to be done.

In just a matter of weeks, world leaders – including the US – are meeting to tackle the issue of food.  Let’s make sure they don’t just talk, but they act.

It’s time for a global food revolution. It’s time to save millions of lives. Add your name now.

 

    Dear World Leaders,

    Please make measurable commitments to reduce chronic malnutrition for 25 million kids by 2016 so they can reach their full potential.

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      The Fight

      Every year, poor nutrition claims the lives of more than 2.4 million children. That’s more than one in three of all child deaths. It’s time to give this issue the attention it deserves.

      • 44 million
        people pushed into extreme poverty due to food price increases in 2010-2011
      • 165 million
        children under the age of five were stunted from chronic malnutrition in 2011
      • 2.3 million
        children died in 2011 in part due to malnutrition
      7 out of 10
      In 2050, 7 out of 10 people will live in a country that doesn't produce enough food for its population
      1.3 billion
      people
      1.3 billion people make less than $1.25 per day, two-thirds of them in rural areas

      Ask our world leaders to end chronic malnutrition for 25 million kids.

      59,664 US petition signatures to G8 leaders: Delivered!

      FOOD

      59,664 US petition signatures to G8 leaders: Delivered!

      ONE staffers with White House Chief of Staff for the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Yohannes Abraham outside the White House This post was written by Caitlin Hodes, a member of ONE’s Field team. She was one of the lucky ONE staffers to visit the White House last week. On Friday, a group of

      House Foreign Affairs Committee agrees: Food aid reform is needed. But we still need your voice.

      FOOD

      House Foreign Affairs Committee agrees: Food aid reform is needed. But we still need your voice.

      This post was written by Luke Hanson, who works on ONE’s US Government Relations team. Check out his take on how we can fight malnutrition by supporting the Food Aid Reform Act.   Last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held an important hearing on H.R. 1983, the Food Aid Reform Act, which was introduced

      The TOMS Shoes of nutrition: Two Degrees Food

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      The TOMS Shoes of nutrition: Two Degrees Food

      This article was written by Peter Walters, the Director of Business Development & Partnerships for Two Degrees Food. Their mission is to bridge the gap between consumers in the US and hungry children all over the world.  Peter describes his first encounter experiencing the impact of Two Degrees Foods’ meals donations in Haiti.  For the past two-and-a-half years

       

      The Progress

      We know that investing in agriculture is one of the best ways to fight poverty. Proven nutrition solutions – like healthy foods for infants – are praised as some of the “best buys” in development. Now we just need to put them into practice – and fight to save one million lives each year.

      • 60%
        of people live on less than $2 a day, down from 80% in 1980
      • 1 billion
        people have more to eat because of investments between 1970 and 1990
      • 2x
        Growth in agriculture is twice as effective at reducing poverty as growth in other sectors
      88 %
      Today, 88% of people in the world have enough food to eat
      30 million
      children saved
      Investments in agriculture saved 30 million children between 1970 and 1990

      Ask our world leaders to end chronic malnutrition for 25 million kids.