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World Vision Expresses Grave Concern About Global Food Crisis, Calls on Congress to Approve Additional International Food Assistance<\/p>\n

SEATTLE (May 11, 2022) —World Vision President and CEO, Edgar Sandoval Sr., issued the below statement following testimony of David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Program to U.S. Congress on the global hunger crisis:  <\/span><\/p>\n

“Across the globe, 45 million people, half of them children, are one step away from starvation. I believe this grieves the heart of God. Children and their families are victims of a triple threat: <\/i>conflict, weather extremes, and COVID-19<\/i><\/span><\/a> which has exacerbated food insecurity. Furthermore, the crisis in Ukraine is compounding this insecurity as the region accounts for one third of the global market’s wheat supply. As the <\/i>World Food Program’s largest implementing partner<\/i><\/span><\/a>, we echo the grave concerns shared in today’s hearing and appreciate that the House has already acted <\/i>to<\/i><\/a> respond to humanitarian needs, including hunger. We hope the Senate will pass the bill quickly and get it to the President’s desk.  <\/span>It’s the right thing to do.”<\/i><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]About <\/strong>World Vision<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong>
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