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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.

      Learn more about the fight.
      • 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.

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      How to get the G8 moving on extreme poverty? Give them a push!

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      How to get the G8 moving on extreme poverty? Give them a push!

      Forget “be the change” – try being the “momentum”!  A few months ago, Bono made a really huge statement during his TED Talk: Extreme poverty can be virtually eliminated by 2030. If it sounds too good to be true, consider this: it’s going to take an extraordinary amount of support from both activists and world leaders

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      The Chicago Council’s #GlobalAg summit in one word? Innovation.

      FOOD

      The Chicago Council’s #GlobalAg summit in one word? Innovation.

      Yesterday, I had the fortunate opportunity to attend The Chicago Council Global Food Security Symposium 2013, an annual event that brings some of the brightest and most innovative thinkers (and doers) to Washington, D.C. With an introductory message from USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and keynote remarks from Helene Gayle, CEO of CARE; Lauren Bush Lauren,

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      A tale of two women

      FOOD

      A tale of two women

      This is Jennifer Iannolo’s first post for ONE.org, an organization she says she is “honored to work with not only because of their humanitarian efforts, but also for the use of “hard-headed” in their tagline.” This post was originally posted on her blog, Zenfully Delicious.  Photo Credit: C.C. Chapman I’ve had two women on my

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      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.

      Learn more about the progress.
      • 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

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