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    World Food Prize laureates urge US to make hunger an election concern

    With under a week to a critical U.S. election, winners of the world’s most prestigious prize in food urge candidates and voters to prioritize an issue that is worsening worldwide.

    By Tania Karas // 31 October 2024

    Thirteen past and present World Food Prize laureates are urging U.S. political candidates and voters to prioritize the global hunger crisis as they head to the polls next week — and for the United States to again take the lead on solving it.

    The World Food Prize is known as the Nobel Prize for food and agriculture. Its laureates have done some of the world’s most important work to improve the quantity, quality, or availability of food.

    “We are struck that the U.S. elections, just one week away, have included almost no discussion of world hunger,” the letter begins. 

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      Tania Karas@TaniaKaras

      Tania Karas is a Senior Editor at Devex, where she edits coverage on global development and humanitarian aid in the Americas. Previously, she managed the digital team for The World, where she oversaw content production for the website, podcast, newsletter, and social media platforms. Tania also spent three years as a foreign correspondent in Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon, covering the Syrian refugee crisis and European politics. She started her career as a staff reporter for the New York Law Journal, covering immigration and access to justice.

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