Should the U.S. government create a White House office for coordinating the fight against global hunger? According to William Lambers from the Blogcritic’s “Ending Global Hunger” blog, the answer is yes.
Lambers recently wrote about the Roadmap to End Global Hunger, legislation which is intended to provide the U.S. government with the commitment and tools needed to assess how global food security factors into diplomatic initiatives.
The Roadmap to End Global Hunger came about from the recommendations of a number of charities, including Save the Children, Mercy Corps, World Vision, Catholic Relief Services and the Friends of the World Food Program.
The Roadmap calls for the creation of a White House office on global hunger to provide more effective coordination of the different U.S. agencies involved in the food crisis. The State Department’s Food Security initiative also calls for this increased coordination. Their web site reads,’Coordination will be improved among U.S. government agencies through a whole-of-government strategy led by a U.S. Global Food Security Coordinator.’
As the Obama administration looks toward making food security “the heart of its Africa policy” this idea may gain more traction as a way of implementing this policy direction. Currently, the legislation is being reviewed by the House Committee on Foreign Relations.
Posted by Michael Lucivero.
