Sept. 29 Luncheon Speaker Sheeran to Discuss 'We Can End Hunger: 10 Ideas That Can Feed the World'

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Sep 10, 2010, 01:08 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Program, will speak on overcoming the challenges that threaten the state of food security in the world at a National Press Club luncheon on Sept. 29.

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As leader of the UN World Food Program since 2007, Josette Sheeran oversees the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. At a time of increasing weather-related disasters combined with economic pressures, WFP is feeding more than 100 million people in more than 70 countries, reaching out to hungry people who cannot help themselves, with a special emphasis on women and girls who suffer disproportionately from hunger and malnutrition. Believing that food security is much more than just a humanitarian concern, Ms. Sheeran advocates for both urgent responses and long-term, comprehensive solutions to hunger in support of both agricultural development and national, regional and global stability.

The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Reserve at (202) 662-7501 or [email protected] . Cost of luncheon is $17 for National Press Club members, $28 for their guests and $35 for the general public. To submit a question in advance, put SHEERAN in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 11 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.

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