Current world food crisis as it relates to the rising food and fuel costs.
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Macalester College, John B. Davis Lecture Hall (Campus Center Building). 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
sponsored by YPIC (Young Professionals for International Cooperation)

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What: A conference on the topic of the current world food crisis as it relates to the rising food and fuel costs.

When: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Where: Macalester College, John B. Davis Lecture Hall (Campus Center Building). 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105

The event is free and open to everyone.

Macalester College will host the World Food Program Event organized by UNA-MN Young Professionals for International Cooperation of Minnesota (UNA-MN YPIC).  With this event, UNA-MN YPIC hopes to raise awareness about the global food crisis and promote a U.N. Millennium Development Goal—reducing by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015.

Many American citizens may not know of the World Food Program (WFP) or even the struggle of entire nations as the world’s food supply and demand descends into crisis. The global food prices have risen 83 percent over the last three years forcing millions into extreme hunger. We may not observe hunger riots on our streets or people scavenging for food in garbage dumps like in Haiti, Somalia, Burkina Faso and other nations hit hardest by the crisis, but the world food crisis is no longer a distant problem. The soaring food prices are hitting the pockets of low- and middle-income Americans, as USDA estimates the prices of commodities such as eggs, milk, and chicken have gone up 25%, 13%, and 7% respectively in the last few months.

So, what’s causing the soaring food prices around the world? Dr. Steve Suppan (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy), Prof. William G. Moseley (Macalester College), and Mark Crea (Feed My Starving Children) will appear at Macalester College to inform all who attend about the topics surrounding this issue and how you can help. This event will be made possible by the UNA-MN YPIC.

UNA-MN YPIC is a program of the United Nations Association of Minnesota that seeks to engage young professionals to promote effective U.S. involvement in international affairs, while educating Minnesotans on the issues of national and global importance.

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For any questions regarding this event, contact Jesse at 763-222-4932