Source: United Nations (video statements)
Jean-Martin Bauer was just a teenager when a visit to his uncle’s Haitian rice farm planted the seed of his life-long passion for food security. Now Director of Food Security and Nutrition Analysis at the World Food Programme (WFP) he works to feed hungry people worldwide.
“Even now, even during these dark times … there are opportunities to sow seeds for a better future.”
The world faces a global hunger crisis, with a record 319 million people currently not getting enough to eat. The author of a recent book on hunger in the Twenty-First Century, Jean-Martin Bauer reflects in this episode on the human cost of famine in Gaza and Sudan, the impact of funding cuts on the most vulnerable, and explains why the best solutions are those closest to home.
[00:00] Introduction
[01:18] Haiti, Home and Heritage
[06:00] Planting the seed to fight hunger
[11:06] Hunger in a world of plenty
[13:19] What keeps Jean-Martin awake at night for Haiti
[17:47] Building food security even in crisis
[22:18] When desperation turns dangerous
[26:42] How shrinking budgets reshape humanitarian work
[28:04] The growing reality of famine worldwide
[30:31] Hunger is more than a statistic
[32:29] Making hunger visible and personal
[35:12] Can the world end hunger?
[36:28] Closing remarks
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