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Update:
 Harvard Conference money is due DECEMBER 9th, that is next Wednesday at our debate !

DEBATE:

where: Dalton 300
when: Wednesday December 9th at 8 pm
what:
Topic Area B: Ending World Hunger

As one of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations made a commitment to halving, between 1990 and 2015, the number of people suffering from world hunger. The issue of world hunger has long been on the top of the agenda of the United Nations, yet the problem seems to continue without any proposed solutions having a huge impact on the number of people suffering from this terrible problem. Whether as a result of conflict, poverty, or lack of resources, it is estimated that 15 million children die from hunger every year, and that 3 billion people around the world struggle to survive on a mere $2 US dollars a day. Part of achieving a solution to this problem will include ensuring that governments take a firm responsibility in providing for the well being of its citizens. This committee will also need to explore important potential solutions such as genetically modified foods, sharing of agricultural technologies, and training farmers to achieve a better crop efficiency. The problem of hunger also relates significantly to the problem of poverty, unemployment and stable government. The issue of world hunger is vast and important, yet the concept of a single solution to this problem is still very highly debated. Especially in this current economy, food prices are rising significantly, only making this problem worse.

What direction should the United Nations take to achieving a lasting and effective solution to world hunger? What sorts of standards will national government be held to by international decree to ensure that they are caring for and providing proper nourishment for their citizens? How effective can food aid be from developed countries to developing countries, and does how long do the benefits of this strategy actually last? Even though the emphasis about world hunger focuses upon Africa and Latin America, what sorts of measures need to be done in some of the world most developed countries which still have hunger as a prevalent problem? Will a solution to this problem be financial, technological, or agriculture, or all of the above? The solutions have all been presented and highly debated, but which solution will prove to be the most sustainable and the most effective?