Food Security and the G8 Summit
You may have noticed there’s a lot of buzz around the G8 Summit, which the United States hosted this year, especially regarding food security, hunger and nutrition. There’s good reason for that.
The need is great for reducing hunger and undernutrition and advancing global food security. In 2009, the G8 Summit in L’Aquila, Italy, and the World Food Summit in Rome united the global community to intensify efforts to advance food security by scaling up investment in the agricultural sector, which had been suffering from extreme underinvestment for several years.
Three years later, the leaders of the G8 met once again, this time at the 2012 G8 Summit at Camp David on May 19. This Summit built upon the food and nutrition successes of L’Aquila by focusing on creating a better environment to mobilize private sector investment as a catalyst for long-term economic growth.
We’ve compiled a list of resources, events and media coverage of food security and the 2012 G8 Summit here. Please check back for frequent updates and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more. You can also follow #globalag for live updates from pre-G8 events.
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U.S. Government Resources
- Camp David Declaration on WhiteHouse.gov
- Final Update on the U.S. G8 Presidency on State.gov (pdf)
- Official U.S. G8 Summit page on State.gov
- Chicago Council Symposium on USAID.gov
- Peace Corps food security page
- USAID food security page
- How to Fight Hunger infographic
New Alliance Resources
Accountability Report
Remarks
- President Obama’s remarks at the Symposium
- Excerpt of Bono’s remarks from the ONE Campaign
- Secretary Clinton’s remarks on global food security
- Secretary Clinton’s remarks at a pre-G8 reception
- Press briefing by senior administration officials
- Statement by President Obama at closing on G8 Summit
Videos
- President Obama speaks on supporting agriculture to fight hunger
- Secretary Clinton delivers a video message on the 1,000 Days events in Chicago
- Chicago Council YouTube channel with session recordings
- USAID “Why food security?” video from Symposium
U.S. Government Blog Posts
- USAID IMPACTblog Spotlight on Food Security
- USAID IMPACTblog Achieving Global Food Security
- USAID IMPACTblog Helping Women Feed the World
- OPIC Blog Investing in Food Security
- White House Blog New Alliance for Food Security & Nutrition
- White House Blog President Obama Announces New Partnership to Fight Global Hunger
- White House Blog By the Numbers: 1 Billion
- White House Blog Healthy Food, Digital Tools
- Chef Cat Cora talks global hunger
- Advancing food security & nutrition – A student perspective
Press Releases
- Symposium media advisory on USAID.gov
- Syngenta to expand presence in Africa: contributing to the transformation of agriculture
- Diageo furthers commitment to sustainable agriculture in Africa
Blog Posts
- Chicago Council’s Global Food for Thought blog
- ONE Blog Conversation with USAID’s Don Steinberg
- The Huffington Post G8 section
- The Hill A new way of doing business on food security
Relevant Events & Links