Our Actions Are Our Future: World Food Day Hill Briefing

10 October 2018, Washington, DC - FAO North America in conjunction with the Congressional Hunger Caucus and the Congressional Food Waste Caucus hosted a briefing on this year’s World Food Day theme “Our actions are our future. A #ZeroHunger world by 2030 is possible,” and the triumphs and challenges along the way to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2.

The event was opened by Vimlendra Sharan, Director of FAO North America and was moderated by Kimberly Flowers, Director of the CSIS Global Food Security Project. The panel featured Carrie Calvert, Managing Director of Nutrition and Agriculture Government Relations at Feeding America; Gawain Kripke, Director of Policy and Research at Oxfam America; and Libby Foley, Legislative Assistant in the Office of Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn). Speakers highlighted the recently reauthorized Global Food Security Act, which has been an effective tool in reducing hunger levels, as well as domestic efforts in the U.S. to standardize food labelling to reduce food waste.

Over 65 people attended, most of which were House and Senate staff members, along with international development practitioners, and food waste reduction advocates.