United Nations' Food World Program

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This paper discusses the problems of world hunger and specifically analyzes the United Nations' Food World Program. It discusses the aims and objectives of the program and the long term strategy that is needed to reduce chronic hunger. The paper suggests that this particular program remains quite ineffective for long term results and discusses why this is so.

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"A long term strategy is needed to reduce chronic hunger. Worldwide food aid programs and associations are needed in order to be effective in the long term. First, instead of sending out food and supplies, developed countries need to invest in agriculture in order to promote a country's self-reliance and stability. For instance, if a country is independent of food aid, it will be able to trade with other countries, therefore being able to sell their surplus of food. Furthermore, local governments need to search ways to distribute equally their food to the population in order to promote price stability and reduce chronic hunger; they also need to build some kind of food reserves to be used in cases of emergency. Moreover, investing in women's needs is primordial; investing in health, education and economic well-being of women is a crucial element in the strategy for helping developing countries."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hardin, Garrett. "Lifeboat ethics: the case against helping the poor" Mercury Reader. Pub: Sussex, Inc. 1974. 25/02/09.
• Murphy Sophia, and Kathy McAfee, "US food aid: time to get it right" (July 2005): 18. www.tradeobservatory.org 23/02/09. www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=73512.
• United Nations, Food World Programme , Hunger Stats www.fwp.org. 25/02/09 www.fwp.org/hunger/stats .

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