Jackfruity: Hunger turns to anger: a priority of the United Nations?

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Hunger turns to anger: a priority of the United Nations?

Tonight the United Nations Studies Program at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs is hosting a panel on the world food crisis titled "Hunger turns to anger: a priority of the United Nations?" Jeffrey Sachs, UN Under-Secretary-General Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UN Under-Secretary-General of Humanitarian Affairs Sir John Holmes, and International Federation of Agricultural Producers President Ajaykumar Manubhai Vashee are presenting. I've been tapped to cover the event for The Morningside Post, but I'll also be liveblogging below:

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