Today, over one billion people who are suffering from hunger need people like Franks to be their voice. Josette Sheeran, the director of the UN World Food Programme, recently held a conference in Washington with some of those voices, members of the media.
The press should tune in to this story, the biggest of our time. More people are suffering from hunger than at any point in history. The implications of this massive hunger can manifest itself, as Sheeran explained, in one of three ways. Hungry people will migrate, they will revolt, or they will die. These tragic events are often so far away from those who might alter the outcome. But the media can help keep hunger in view.
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