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Company to support food security initiatives in SUN countries where Cargill operates MINNETONKA, Minn., June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill announced today it has joined Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) as a member of the SUN Business Network. The SUN Movement currently unites the governments of 40 countries and civil societies, the United Nations, donors, businesses and researchers in a collective effort to improve nutrition. The SUN Business Network is being co-chaired by the World...

BEIJING, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 22, HNA Group and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) held a signing ceremony at Beijing HNA Plaza for the "Ghana School Feeding" program. HNA Group is the first Chinese firm to carry out a school feeding program in Africa jointly with WFP. Chen Feng, Board Chairman of HNA Group, Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of WFP, Li Qing, Acting Secretary General of Hainan Cihang Foundation, and Wang Weiqin, Director of International...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bread for the World is troubled that the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013 fails to provide a place at the table for poor and hungry people. The bill, which the House Agriculture Committee is considering this week, proposes more than $20 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. "These cuts will take as many as 2 million recipients off...

NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to Senate and House hearings this week on foreign assistance and the president's FY14 budget proposal, here is a statement for attribution from Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, an organization that has been deeply involved in the fight for international food aid reform: "We enthusiastically support the proposal for international food aid reform in President Obama's FY 2014 federal budget plan....

Zumba Encourages Fans to Help End World Hunger through Dance to benefit Feeding America and United Nations World Food Programme; 19/Interscope Multi-Platinum Selling Artist Phillip Phillips Joins the Effort with a PSA MIAMI, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zumba Fitness--the largest dance-fitness company in the world and creator of the acclaimed Zumba(®) dance-fitness party workout--today announced the launch of "The Great Calorie Drive(TM)". The initiative's directive, "Don't just...

LONDON, December 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Network to enable businesses to advocate for SUN priorities globally Business leaders from some of the world's biggest companies gathered with leaders from government, the United Nations and civil society in London last night to announce a new approach to harnessing business support to the fight against maternal and child undernutrition. The event marked the launch of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Business...

AJWS Gathers American Jews for Educational Program on Hunger, Encourages Congressional Action on Stalled Farm Bill NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 200 synagogues, college groups and households across the U.S. will participate in American Jewish World Service's 3(rd) annual Global Hunger Shabbat on November 2-3. During Global Hunger Shabbat, participants will examine the root causes of global hunger and commit to advocate for passage of U.S. food...

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY Charitable Foundation and Lift a Life Foundation announced today the launch of the "Lead2Feed-World Hunger Leadership Challenge" in cooperation with Yum! Brands Foundation to encourage middle and high school students to hone their leadership skills through projects that focus on solving hunger, locally or globally. Students will use principles from Yum! Brands Chairman and CEO David Novak's best-selling book, TAKING PEOPLE...

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning today, on World Food Day, Truvia(® )consumers can help fight hunger and improve nutrition for schoolchildren in Bolivia, where two-thirds of the population lives below the poverty line.[1] By logging on to sharingasweetfuture.com, consumers can send children in Bolivia a note of encouragement and inspiration. For every note sent, the Truvia(® )business will donate $1 toward World Food Programme's "Sustainable School Meals"...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights Kellogg Company marks World Food Day with focus on hunger relief. #WFD2012 On avg., Kellogg donates more than $20 million worth of food products for hunger annually. #WFD2012 Generate a $5 donation to Global Foodbanking Network. Visit http://ow.ly/e9JBO to find out how! #WFD2012 Hunger and malnutrition are the number one risk to health worldwide.[i] At Kellogg, we've been working to fight hunger for more than 30...