Fighting Hunger Conference

Concern’s conference aims to highlight the scandal of global hunger and advocate for better ways to combat it. We’ll have full coverage of the conference as it happens. 

• Speeches: Jeffrey Sachs and Kofi Annan
• Video round up of conference
• Blogging from conference
• Picture gallery of conference
• News: Kofi Annan urges governments to maintain resolve
• Transcripts of opening speeches (pdf files): Kofi Annan, Tom Arnold and Sheila Sisulu
• A message from Secretary General of the
  United Nations

Conference videos

During the day, several videos were shown that explored the issue of hunger. 

This moving video of people in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia, describes their lives and the struggles they face.

More videos: new ways to fight hunger; leadership and rising food prices in Kenya.