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A group of religious leaders on the Circle of Protection Steering Committee spoke to reporters following a meeting at the White House to advocate for social programs and voting rights.

The afternoon portion of the Consumer Federation of America annual food policy conference featured a keynote address from Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutr…

David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World and winner of the 2010 World Food Prize, talked about the advancements in the fight to end hunger and argued that the main constraint going f…

Anti-hunger and poverty advocate the Reverend David Beckmann talked about eliminating world hunger. An economist and ordained Lutheran minister, he was named a World Food Prize laureate in J…

Panelists talked about the findings of the Bread for the World Institute’s 2010 Hunger Report, “A Just and Sustainable Recovery.” The report shows that reducing climate change and creating s…

7:30-8:20 DAVID BECKMANN Bread for the World Institute President bread.org Hunger 2010 Report: hungerreport.org/2010 Topic: According to the new report, Hunger 2010: A Just and Sustainable R…

David Beckmann talked about H.R. 2139, the “Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009,” to direct the president to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy for global d…

David Beckmann talked about the Bread for the World’s 2009 Hunger Report. In less than two years, the number of people who are living in poverty has increased by 100 million, and the number …

Kenneth Cook and a panel spoke about the world food crisis, rising costs of commodities, economic conditions, and efforts to feed the hungry. Following their remarks they responded to questi…

Witnesses testified about the role and effectiveness of the World Bank in combating global poverty. Among the issues they addressed were transparency and accountability of bank activities, p…

Panel members discussed the implications of immigration reform. Topics included immigration legislation, making undocumented workers felons, inability of the U.S. to control illegal immigrat…

Former presidential candidates George McGovern and Bob Dole and former seminary president Donald Messer spoke at the release of their book Ending Hunger Now: A Challenge to Persons of Faith…

Participants talked about world hunger and efforts to alleviate poverty and hunger through various programs. Among the topics they addressed were programs linking food and education, partner…

President Clinton talked about the passage of international debt relief legislation and thanked members of Congress and others who worked for it. Other speakers talked about the effects the …

Participants gathered to hear testimony from a multitude of witnesses on various issues. This portion focused on economic issues, children’s issues, and the possibilities for building a succ…

Participants briefed reporters on the organization’s annual report on hunger around the world. Bread for the World President David Beckman claimed that 100 million people are hungry in areas…

Leaders of hunger charities talked with reporters about the number of people relying on the resources of charitable agencies and the ability of the nation’s food banks to supply food to thes…

The Welfare Reform Taskforce preliminary discussion on Educational Training and Welfare reform.

Two members of the U.S. military, who served in the U.S. relief effort in Somalia, spoke to a group of reporters at the National Press Club. They were joined by administrators of U.S. aid or…

In Washington, DC, representatives of hunger relief organizations including, CARE, OXFAM & BREAD FOR THE WORLD, discussed the Conflict in Somalia and South Africa, a desperate situation due …