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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, 795 million people globally experience hunger
3every day; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Because of a lack of food, millions of the world's
5poor are left stunted, blind, and afflicted with developmental
6disabilities; countless others are continually weakened by
7anemia and are condemned to do little more than survive; and
 
8    WHEREAS, 45.3 million people live in poverty in the United
9States; 14.7 million of them are children; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Nearly 15% of United States households, or
11approximately 49 million Americans, including 15.9 million
12children, experience hunger or food insecurity, which can
13produce physical, mental, and social impairments; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Although substantial progress has been made in
15reducing the incidence of hunger and food insecurity in the
16United States and around the world, millions of people remain
17vulnerable to hunger and the negative effects of food
18deprivation; and
 
19    WHEREAS, According to the United Nations Food and
20Agriculture Organization, the percentage of the world's

 

 

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1population that is undernourished has decreased from 23.4% in
21990-1992 to 13.5% in 2012-2014; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we call upon all
5elected leaders in state legislatures, the United States
6Congress, and the President to make it a top priority to end
7hunger by 2030; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That we call upon Congress and the President to
9provide adequate and consistent funding for the Women, Infant
10and Children (WIC) Program and the Supplemental Nutrition
11Assistance Program (SNAP); and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That we recognize the unique power of churches,
13schools, communities, local charities, and people of good will
14to generate the political will to help end hunger by 2030; and
15be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance of government
17policy to help end hunger and join the world in endorsing the
18goal to end hunger in the United States and around the world by
192030; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
21delivered to the President and Vice President of the United

 

 

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1States, the members of the Illinois congressional delegation,
2and other federal and state government officials as
3appropriate.