Cousin: Ending hunger among U.N. sustainable development goals
September 22, 2015 |12:01 AM
NEW YORK — The World Food Program has prevailed in its quest to have the United Nations establish ending hunger as a separate goal in the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said here Monday.
Cousin, an American who announced at the news conference that she would be a candidate for renomination when her term expires in 2017, said that WFP “called for a stand-alone goal for ending hunger and we got it.”
The official United Nations Sustainable Development platform says that the second of the 17 goals is “Zero hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.” (See link.)
The United Nations Sustainable Development Summit at which the goals are expected to be adopted is scheduled Friday through Sunday in New York.
Cousin noted that ending hunger is “key” to achieving the rest of the U.N. sustainable development goals such as improving education, the health of babies and international peace.
She also announced that WFP will sponsor a conference on Saturday at which young people will discuss how to reach the global goal of ending hunger.
Cousin, an American who announced at the news conference that she would be a candidate for renomination when her term expires in 2017, said that WFP “called for a stand-alone goal for ending hunger and we got it.”
The official United Nations Sustainable Development platform says that the second of the 17 goals is “Zero hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.” (See link.)
The United Nations Sustainable Development Summit at which the goals are expected to be adopted is scheduled Friday through Sunday in New York.
Cousin noted that ending hunger is “key” to achieving the rest of the U.N. sustainable development goals such as improving education, the health of babies and international peace.
She also announced that WFP will sponsor a conference on Saturday at which young people will discuss how to reach the global goal of ending hunger.
