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4 th K.C. Food Aid Symposium. Sponsors: United Nations Association of Greater Kansas City City of Kansas City, MO Kansas City Committee of Friends of the World Food Program Young Professionals for International Cooperation, Greater K.C. Chapter.
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4th K.C. Food Aid Symposium Sponsors: • United Nations Association of Greater Kansas City • City of Kansas City, MO • Kansas City Committee of Friends of the World Food Program • Young Professionals for International Cooperation, Greater K.C. Chapter
What a Year! Prices break, but…(12%-protein hard red winter wheat in K.C.) Per bus
…world markets buckle, recession(Dow Jones Industrial Average)
Food crisis/economic crash: A cruel two-punch combination • Record food prices abate but much damage has been done • The world response was generous but fell short of needs. Can the higher aid levels be sustained or even increased as the U.S. and world economies slump? • How do we feed the hungry around the world when children may need food in Kansas
Program/Presenters • Ambassador Tony Hall, Keynote Address • Allan Jury, World Food Program, The World Response to the Food Security Crisis • Jeffrey Borns, USAID, The U.S. Response to the Food Security Crisis • Max Finberg, Alliance to End Hunger, Alliances and Roadmaps • Kevin Anderson, Friends of the WFP, The Roadmap to End Global Hunger