“Ending hunger would help solve so many of the world’s most pressing problems…”
October 16 is World Food Day, and you won’t be surprised to hear that Princess Haya is drawing our attention to the crucial cause of ending world hunger.
Put together by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation, the day serves as a reminder of the need to act for those who suffer from food insecurity worldwide. They have the goal of eliminating world hunger by 2030, and according to the UN site, 72 of the 129 countries monitored by the FAO have already halved their hunger rates.
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Food is a basic human right, and as Princess Haya points out on Instagram, dealing with the issue of hunger comes with any number of positive knock-on effects.
“We need to remember that ending hunger would help solve so many of the world’s most pressing problems — forced economic migration by the poor, diseases and stunting among children, deaths among pregnant women,” she wrote.
“There are so many agencies that do wonderful work,” her post continued, as she suggested the Red Crescent, the Red Cross, and the World Food Programme. That last organisation is one Princess Haya has worked with before – she’s even wearing their vest in the photo she shared.
“Please find a way to get involved with these organisations to help the poor and hungry people they serve.”
This latest comes in a long line of charitable moves by the princess. In 2016, she even flew personally to deliver aid to victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, and earlier this year she donated Dhs145 million to fight hunger in her native Jordan.
Remember, 2017 is the Year of Giving in the UAE. We can’t think of a better cause to get behind, and this one is royal-approved.
Images: Princess Haya/Instagram
