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Tackle hungerThe Rugby World Cup 2007 dedicated to:
Tackle hunger is a joint humanitarian project between the International Rugby Board and
the United Nations World Food Programme.
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TACKLE HUNGER
PAGE 2 The Rugby World and Tackle Hunger
PAGE 3 The Tackle Hunger 2007 campaign
PAGE 5 Tackle Hunger team
PAGE 6 Tackle Hunger History
THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
PAGE 8 The work of the World Food Programme
PAGE 9 Global Hunger
PAGE 10 The WFP and the United Nations
PAGE 11 Tackle Hunger Contacts
TACKLE HUNGER
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THE RUGBY WORLD AND TACKLE HUNGERTackle Hunger was launched at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. The partnership was conceived by the International RugbyBoard (IRB) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to raise awareness about the 850 million people around theworld who know what it is like to go hungry.
The Rugby World Cup 2007 dedicated to tackle hunger:
The Rugby World Cup 2007 will be held in France from 7 September to 20 October.Twenty national rugby teams will meet to challenge each other in 48 matches. 42 matches will take place in 10 French cities(Bordeaux, Lens, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris, Saint-Denis, Saint-Etienne, and Toulouse) and the remaining 6 matcheswill take place in Wales (Cardiff) and Scotland (Edinburgh).
« The IRB is proud of its association with the WFP and throughour promotion and support at a number of tournaments we hopeto raise awareness of the WFP’s work throughout the World. » Dr Syd Millar, International Rugby Board Chairman.
« Tackle Hunger connects millions of rugby fans to the World Food Programmeand to the millions of hungry people we serve. »Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme.
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THE TACKLE HUNGER 2007 CAMPAIGNThe Rugby World Cup is one of the world’s three greatest sporting events after the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup.“Tackle Hunger” taps into rugby’s global fan base to raise awareness about the humanitarian work of the World Food Programme.
The Objective: To informThe promotion of Tackle Hunger during the Rugby World Cup 2007 in France hasone major objective:
To explain the reality of hunger and the ways in which the World Food Programme responds
to the challenge of feeding the hungry.
In the developed world, it is difficult to focus attention on the issue of hunger. In most industrialised nations, many people are more preoccupied with the problemsof obesity and over-eating, than they are with hunger. The “Tackle Hunger” campaign aims to remind people in the developed world of the millions who stilldon’t get enough to eat in the world’s poorest countries. By informing the public,there is a greater chance that governments will take the action necessary to alleviate global hunger.
Our message: it is possible to end hungerTackle Hunger sends a simple message to the rugby fan base:
In a world that already produces more than enough food for everybody,
it should be possible to end global hunger.
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Tackle Hunger MediaThe Tackle Hunger logo will be placed on sign boards around the perimeter of all stadia hosting Rugby World Cup matches, and tele-vision public service announcements promoting Tackle Hunger will be broadcast on screens inside stadia. Outside the stadia, theTackle Hunger message will be conveyed via a robust print, television, and on-line media campaign both in France, and in othernations around the world where rugby is a popular sport. In line with World Food Programme policy, any media allocated to theTackle Hunger campaign will be donated, or provided on a pro bono basis.
Events schedule5 September 2007 – Press conference.Official announcement by the IRB: Rugby World Cup 2007 will be dedicated to the Tackle Hunger campaign.
5 October 2007 – Charity match.International Rugby stars playing for tackle hunger campaign in Menton.
16 October 2007 – World Hunger Day.
For more information, please visit: www.wfp.org - www.rugbyworldcup.com - www.irb.com
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TACKLE HUNGER TEAMThe IRB and WFP have used the Tackle Hunger campaign to mobilise celebrities, organisations and companies around the world's greatesthumanitarian cause. All of them support WFP in its mission: saving lives and feeding hope for a better future.
Tackle Hunger ambassadors Team
BernardLaporte FRANCE
Nick-FarrJonesAUSTRALIA
John EalesAUSTRALIA
Dan LyleUNITED STATES
JonathanDaviesWALES
David KirkNEW ZEALAND
FredericoMendezARGENTINA
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Tackle hunger supporters
Organising Committee – Rugby World Cup 2007Société Générale: Bank, rugby sponsor for 20 yearsGMF: Insurance, rugby sponsor for 10 yearsEDF: Energy, rugby sponsor for 30 years Visa: Money transfer, rugby partner for the third yearTF1: official broadcaster of the World CupAéroports de Paris
TACKLE HUNGER HISTORYThe Tackle Hunger partnership was launched at Rugby World Cup 2003 in Australia, where the IRB joined forces with WFP for thefirst time. The aim of the partnership is to raise awareness about the plight of the more than 850 million hungry people worldwidewho know what it’s like to go hungry, and mobilise supporters through the Rugby community to help us Tackle Hunger.
Since 2003 the Tackle Hunger partnership has been extended to incorporate the whole spectrum of IRB Tournaments including the IRB Sevens World Series, Women’s Rugby World Cup and the IRB Junior World Championships. Following the success of the promotion at these Tournaments, the IRB and World Food Programme have extended the association to promote Tackle Hunger atRugby World Cup 2007 in France.
In 2005, in the aftermath of the devastating Asian tsunami, the IRB raised more than US$ 3 million for WFP by staging a fundraisingmatch between teams of international players from the northern and southern hemispheres at Twickenham in London. The proceeds of the match were used for reconstruction and rehabilitation projects in some of the areas that suffered most in thewake of the tsunami.
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Distribution of grain bags in Cambodia.School feeding in a schoolin Burkina Faso.
French donations to the Saharan refugees in Tindouf.
THE WORLD FOOD
PROGRAMME
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Bosnia HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilChinaComoro Islands
Costa RicaCroatiaEquatorial GuineaGuyanaMauritius
JamaicaKosovoLebanonMexicoMorocco
PanamaParaguaySerbia MontenegroThailandTogo
TunisiaTurkeyVietnam
Successes
Assessing Needs:Since 2002, WFP has elaboratedquality assessment throughVulnerability Analysis andMapping (VAM) and theStrengthening Emergency NeedsAssessment Capacity (SENAC).
Procurement: Out of the 85 countries that sellfood to the WFP, 75 aredeveloping countries.WFP is the main purchaser of foodaid in Africa.
Storage: 5 regional storage centres havebeen created in Europe,in the Middle East, in Africa,in Asia, in Latin America, and inSouth East Asia,to respondquickly and to support emergency operations.
Distribution: More than 4 million tons of foodare distributed each year.40% of it is reallocated to3000 NGO partners.
How WFP works:Under the latest UN reform, WFP has taken a lead role in providing logistical support for the UN humanitarian system.
Staff: 11 000 people. 10 000 are on thegroundLocation: Headquarters in Rome, Italy, sixregional offices, 80 country offices, 10 liaisonoffices. Beneficiaries: 90 million people on averagereceive food assistance from WFP each year,60 million are children.
Priority targets: Breast-feeding mothers, chil-dren under 5, school age children and peopleliving with HIV/AIDSBudget: 2,9 billion. 93% of it spent onin the field.France's contribution: 27 million euros.
Funding: Contributions, solely on a voluntarybasis, in cash, in kind or in services frommore than 80 governments (95%) and largecompanies.Major donors: the United States,the European Commission and Canada.
Facts and figures:
Emergencies (30%)Emergency response to natural disasters,conflicts and crisis.
Rehabilitation (50%)Transition from crisis to normal situations.
Development (20%)School Feeding, Food for Work, peopleliving with AIDS.
Activities:
Since 2002, WFP has wound up its operations in the following countries:
THE WORK OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Delivery of WFP food aid in Kosovo Equipment and food being shipped on a WFP cargo vessel.Stocks in WFP ‘s depot in Brindisi, Italy.
For current information and news about the work of the World Food Programme, visit our website:
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GLOBAL HUNGER
Hunger kills…• Today, 854 million people suffer from hunger in the world, and nearly half of these are children• Every 5 seconds, a child dies of hunger• Each day, 25000 people die from hunger and poverty• Hunger kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined• Hunger kills more people than all the current conflicts of the world combined
The United Nations priorityThe fight against hunger is part of the first of the Millennium Development Goalsdefined by the United Nations.In 2000, at the Millennium Conference, the world set itself the target of halvingthe proportion of people suffering from hunger by 2015.
WFP food aid being distributedin an Indian school
Cereals distribution in Kalma refugee camp in Darfur by WFP local staff
Libya: Truck convoy en route to Sudan Elephant convoy bringing food assistanceto an isolated part of Cambodia
Airdrop in southern Sudan
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“The right to eat is the first human right,”
Jean Ziegler, UN special rapporteur for
the right to food
Catégory
Undernourished
Description
35% 20-34% 5-19% 2,5-4% -2,5% no data incomplete data
Very high Moderately high Moderately low Very low Extremely low
Source: The State of Food Insecurity in the World, Food and Agriculture.Organization of the United Nations.
General Assembly Deliberative organ
192 membersHeadquarter: New York
SecretariatAdministrative Organheadquarter: New York
Security Council Security Organ
Headquarter: New York
Trusteeship CouncilOrgan for trust territories
Subsidiary organsSubsidiary organs
Economic and Social Council
ECOSOC: Executive OrganHeadquarter: New York
International Court of Justice JIC Judicial organ
Headquarter: The Hague
Specialized AgenciesFAO: Food and AgricultureHeadquarter: Rome Staff: 3 700 - Budget: $765 millionIFAD: Agricultural DevelopmentHeadquarter: Rome Staff: 3 700 - Budget: $100 millionWHO: HealthHeadquarter: Geneva Staff: 3 500 - Budget: $3.3 billionILO: LabourHeadquarter: Geneva Staff: 1 900 - Budget: $594.3 millionUNESCO: Sciences and CultureHeadquarter: Paris Staff: 2 100 - Budget: $610 millionWorld Bank: BankingHeadquarter: Washington Staff: 10 000 - Budget: $2.1 billionFMI: FinancesHeadquarter: Washington Staff: 2 700 - Budget: $800 millionIMO: MaritimeITU: TelecomUPU: PostWMO: MeteorologyWIPO: Intellectual PropertyUNIDO: IndustryWTO: Tourism
Programmes and fundsWFP: Food aidHeadquarters: Rome Staff: 11000 - Budget: $2.9 billionUNHCR: RefugeesHeadquarter: Geneva Staff: 6 500 - Budget: $1 billionUNICEF: ChildrenHeadquarter: New YorkStaff: 7 200 - Budget: $2 billionUNFPA: PopulationHeadquarter: New YorkStaff: 972 - Budget: $565 millionUNDP: DevelopmentHeadquarter: New YorkStaff: 7 000 - Budget: $2.4 billionUNRWA: Palestine RefugeesHeadquarter: GazaStaff: 24 300 - Budget: $345 millionUNCTAD: Trade and DevelopmentHeadquarter: Geneva Staff: 400 - Budget: $67 millionUNDCP: DrugUNEP: EnvironmentUN: HABITAT – Housing
Other EntitiesUNAIDS:Joint United NationsProgrammes on HIV/AIDS
OHCHR: Office of the UnitedNations High Commissioner forHuman Rights
UNOPS: United Nations Officefor Project Services
UNU: United Nation University
UNSSC: United Nations SystemStaff College
Research and training InstitutesUNICRI – Crime and Justice
UNITAR – Training and Research
UNRISD – Social Development
UNIDIR – Disarmament
INSTRAW – Advancement of Women
Related OrganizationsWTO: TradeHeadquarter: Geneva Staff: 700Budget: $128.5 million
CTBTO: Nuclear test ban Treaty
OPCW: Chemical weapons
IAEA: Atomic Energy
9 technical commissions + 5 region commissions + other subsidiary organs
THE WFP AND THE UNITED NATIONS
MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger In 2006, WFP fed 87.8 million hungry people in 78 countries.
MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education Thanks to the school feeding programme, 20 million children received freemeals at school in 2006.
MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women51% of the people who benefit from the WFP’s programmes are women andgirls.
MDG 4: Reduce child mortalityThe WFP’s operations provide assistance to 58.8 million children.
MDG 5: Improve maternal health1.5 million vulnerable people received nutrional support during their pregnancy, or while breast feeding in 2006.
MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases8.4 million people living with AIDS in 21 countries received the WFP’sassistance in 2006.
MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainabilityIn 2006, WFP provided food assistance to 28 million people, teaching them how to cope with natural disasters and helping them to subsist on their own.
MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for developmentThe WFP works in partnership with 3 264 NGOs and all the UN agencies.Private companies supported the WFP with $55 million.
The activities of the World Food Programme address all8 of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals:
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Greg Barrow Tackle Hunger International
Tel: 44 207 240 9001 [email protected]
Ludovic de CourtivronTackle Hunger FranceTel: 33 1 70 38 53 31
Contacts