Member Press Releases
May 24, 2012
1,000 Days commends President Obama for a renewed commitment to promote long-term economic growth by addressing hunger and child malnutrition.
May 24, 2012
G-8 leaders urged to end child malnutrition in order to stimulate long-term economic development and greater progress against hunger and poverty
May 22, 2012
ActionAid today called the just released 2012 G8 Accountability a big step forward for accountability and transparency, but cautioned that the large unfinished agenda outlined in the report stood in stark contrast to the inadequate new initiatives taken by the G8 at this year’s summit.
May 22, 2012
Save the Children welcomes the G8 "New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition," but leaders must not allow the Eurozone crisis to derail their leadership needed to fulfill its promise. G8 leaders can't let the economic crisis in Europe cast a dark shadow over the bright promise they rolled out with African leaders this weekend.
May 22, 2012
As the Camp David G8 Summit winds down, international agency Oxfam criticized G8 leaders for failing to renew measureable funding and policy commitments to help address global food security.
May 22, 2012
ActionAid USA offered to the following reaction to the food security section of the communique of the 2012 G8 summit.
May 22, 2012
Michael Elliott, President and CEO of ONE, issued the following statement on the new G8 food security plan announced at the Camp David Summit.
May 18, 2012
President Obama's new food security and nutrition initiative announced earlier today is a welcome and significant step in the right direction, but the real success of the alliance will hinge on how successfully G8 leaders focus their investments on improving nutrition and engaging smallholder farmers.
May 17, 2012
May 17, 2012
Washington, DC— On the eve of the G8 Summit, international agency Oxfam called on world leaders heading to Camp David to make predictable, measureable funding and policy commitments that will help 50 million people lift themselves out of poverty through sustainable, small-scale agriculture by 2015.
