WHO: A press briefing with
Asma Lateef, director of Bread for the World Institute, and Diana Milner, senior foreign assistance policy analyst at the Institute.
WHEN: Thursday, June 10, 2010
9:30-10:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (3:30-4:30 p.m. South Africa time)
WHERE: To join this press briefing, call: 1-888-670-2254, Code 5768674
Journalists in South Africa, call: 011-080-09-82089, Code 5768674
WHAT: In just two weeks, the world will be focused on Africa as millions of people tune in to watch the 2010 World Cup games. Bread for the World will release a "report card" highlighting progress in many African nations as well as areas for improvement. Sadly, sub-Saharan Africa remains heavily affected by HIV. In 2008, the region accounted for 67 percent of HIV infections worldwide, 68 percent of new HIV infections among adults, and 91 percent of new HIV infections among children. The region also accounted for 72 percent of the world's AIDS-related deaths.
Nearly 30 percent of Africans — 218 million people — also continue to suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition. The good news is that some of the poorest countries — including Rwanda, Tanzania, Mali, Zambia, Mozambique, and Ghana — are on track to meet several of the Millennium Development Goals. Ethiopia has put 3 million more kids in school, doubling its school enrollment from 2001 to 2006, and Nigeria has doubled the production and income of its farmers.
A full copy of the report card will be available after the teleconference at www.bread.org.
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. www.bread.org
CONTACT: Racine Tucker-Hamilton, +1-202-464-8196, +1-301-922-8417, [email protected] or Isabel Morales, +1-202-464-8140, [email protected], both of Bread for the World
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- June 2/
SOURCE Bread for the World
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WHEN: Thursday, June 10, 2010
9:30-10:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (3:30-4:30 p.m. South Africa time)
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WHERE: To join this press briefing, call: 1-888-670-2254, Code 5768674
Journalists in South Africa, call: 011-080-09-82089, Code 5768674
WHAT: In just two weeks, the world will be focused on Africa as millions of people tune in to watch the 2010 World Cup games. Bread for the World will release a "report card" highlighting progress in many African nations as well as areas for improvement. Sadly, sub-Saharan Africa remains heavily affected by HIV. In 2008, the region accounted for 67 percent of HIV infections worldwide, 68 percent of new HIV infections among adults, and 91 percent of new HIV infections among children. The region also accounted for 72 percent of the world's AIDS-related deaths.
Nearly 30 percent of Africans — 218 million people — also continue to suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition. The good news is that some of the poorest countries — including Rwanda, Tanzania, Mali, Zambia, Mozambique, and Ghana — are on track to meet several of the Millennium Development Goals. Ethiopia has put 3 million more kids in school, doubling its school enrollment from 2001 to 2006, and Nigeria has doubled the production and income of its farmers.
A full copy of the report card will be available after the teleconference at www.bread.org.
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. www.bread.org
CONTACT: Racine Tucker-Hamilton, +1-202-464-8196, +1-301-922-8417, [email protected] or Isabel Morales, +1-202-464-8140, [email protected], both of Bread for the World
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- June 2/
SOURCE Bread for the World
