UN food agency leaders welcome a U.S. law aimed at boosting sustainable food production, nutrition and resilience
The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the UN agencies that combat hunger, have applauded new legislation in the United States aimed at strengthening global food assistance programmes in the years ahead.
Strongly promoted by President Obama, and passed into law with broad support, the Global Food Security Act (GFSA) supports initiatives that focus on developing agriculture, assisting small-scale food producers and improving nutrition, especially for women and children worldwide. It also seeks improve the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene for poor communities and build their resilience to withstand shocks, such as those stemming from conflict, droughts and floods.
Among other things, the GFSA writes into law the Feed the Future programme, the U.S. government's global hunger initiative, ensuring it will continue after the Obama presidency ends in January 2017.
Read more on the FAO website here, and find out more about Sustain's campaigning work for a fairer and greener food system here.
Published Sunday 14 August 2016
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