There is enough food in the world to feed everyone - the problem is political. And that means it can be fixed.

The fight has already started. From Afghanistan to Zambia, poor people are demanding the things they need to feed themselves and their families. Access to land, good quality seeds, help storing crops - the solutions are simple if governments would just prioritise hunger.

Latest Update: Six months after the Haiti Earthquake: Reconstruction plans are seriously flawed

The G8, G20 Ontario, Canada
At their 2010 summit, the G8 leaders’ credibility is on the line. In the midst of announcing yet more new initiatives, it is vital they prove they can deliver on previous commitments. 

 

For three months the residents of Philippeaux in Port-au-Prince have been working together to clear rubble which causes flooding during the heavy rains. ActionAid is providing proper tools for the work, and also is converting this community action into a cash for work programme. People who have lost everything in the earthquake, particularly women, now have an opportunity to earn some money to start rebuilding their lives. Haiti Earthquake: Crisis response

 

What do we do?

• The ActionAid HungerFREE campaign aims to put the issue of hunger to the top of the political agenda. The right to food has been sidelined for too long!
• We are a global campaign that lobbies governments to deliver on their commitment to halve world hunger by 2015.
• We want to ensure that corporations are held accountable for abuses of the rights to food, water, land and seeds
• We believe that low-impact farming by small-holder farmers is the best way to tackle hunger. A UN study found sustainable agriculture increased crop yields in Africa by an astonishing 116%.
• We’re teaming up with hungry people and communities, individual farmers, farmers’ groups, supporters, celebrities, artists, influencers and sympathetic politicians – all with one thing in common – we are determined to end hunger.

 

 

• Six months after the Haiti Earthquake: Reconstruction plans are seriously flawed
• The G8 and G20 2010
• International Women's Day 2010
• COP15: UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen
• World Food Summit 2009
• World Food Day 2009
• HungerFREE Women Speak Out: A celebration of the 80,000 women who marched against hunger with us in 2008
• HungerFREE Highlights: Some of our big moments since we launched the Campaign
• Long Term Action
• Real Lives: The real life stories of the people we work with