The Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009 would address global hunger and improve food security through the development and implementation of a comprehensive global hunger reduction strategy and the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger and Food Security.

More specifically, the bill would make it the policy of the United States to reduce global hunger, advance nutrition, increase food security, and ensure that relevant Federal policies and programs acomplish 6 goals. 

1) Provide emergency response and direct support to vulnerable populations in times of need, whether provoked by natural disaster, conflict, or acute economic difficulties.

(2) Increase resilience to and reduce, limit, or mitigate the impact of shocks on vulnerable populations, reducing the need for emergency interventions;

(3) Increase and build the capacity of people and governments to sustainably feed themselves;

(4) Ensure adequate access for all individuals, especially mothers and children, to the required calories and nutrients needed to live healthy lives;

(5) Strengthen the ability of small-scale farmers, especially women, to sustain and increase their production and livelihoods; and

(6) Incorporate sustainable and environmentally sound agricultural methods and practices.

 

The initiatives developed to carry out these 6 goals must:

(1) be guided by a comprehensive governmentwide strategy under Presidential leadership that integrates the policies and programs of all Federal agencies;

(2) be balanced and flexible to allow for programs that meet emergency needs and increased investments in longer-term programs;

(3) develop mechanisms that allow cash and commodity-based resources to be effectively combined;

(4) define clear targets, benchmarks and indicators of success, including gender analysis, in order to monitor implementation, guarantee accountability, and determine whether beneficiaries achieve increased and sustainable food security;

(5) employ the full range of diplomatic resources and provide incentives to other countries to meet their obligations to reduce hunger and promote food security; and

(6) work within a framework of multilateral commitments.

 

Find out more about the bill here: http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c111:1:./temp/~c111K0BsUh:e0:

Find out if your Representative has already cosigned this bill here: http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR02817:@@@P