Food For Peace Acts As ‘Stabilizing Force’ In Conflict-Ridden Middle East

The Hill: In response to Mideast wars, increase Food for Peace
William Lambers, author and blogger

“…There is no doubt Congress and President Obama should increase funding for Food for Peace in the upcoming FY16 budget. In a world where there is plenty of chaos, Food for Peace is one of the few stabilizing forces we have. Any hopes of building peace in the Middle East will depend, in part, on feeding the hungry. … But lack of funding is a major threat to this relief operation. We need to step up our support of food aid…” (5/26).

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