Lessons Learnt and New Opportunities

Message from Dr. John J. Otim, Senior Advisor to President Museveni of Uganda
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A global conference on “ Taking Action for the World’s Poor and Hungry People” organized jointly by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Government of China has just ended in Beijing with a call on new types of [...]

Looking at the World’s Most Deprived

At the turn of the millennium seven years ago, the international community made a commitment to halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty and hunger between 1990 and 2015. Now, at the halfway point between the millennium declaration and the deadline, it is clear the world has achieved considerable progress. However, though poverty [...]

2020 Focus Briefs on the World’s Poor and Hungry People

The conference organizers have commissioned 36 policy briefs on key issues concerning Taking Action for the World’s Poor and Hungry People. Together, these briefs address who the poorest and hungry are, what the pathways out of extreme poverty and hunger are, and how to implement and scale up action for the poor and hungry.
The first [...]