A B.C. right to food day?

Today is World Food Day, which invites us to consider our responses to hunger both overseas and here in B.C.

Globally hunger is being reduced. In developing countries the just released FAO report, The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013, signals a 7.1 per cent reduction in the numbers of undernourished people from 907 million to 842 million people. The Millennium Development Goal and World Food Summit hunger reduction targets remain elusive. However, as this and previous reports indicate progress is being made. They also make clear that while economic growth is essential, good governance and social protection policies informed by the right to food are likewise significant drivers in achieving food security for all.