Ending Hunger in America, 2014 Hunger Report Full Report | Page 14

In 2000, every country agreed to support the MDGs, which included cutting global hunger and poverty rates in half. The poverty goal has already been met, and we could achieve the hunger goal given a strong push in the time remaining before the MDGs expire. The United States and other developed countries contributed to the success of the goals as donors, but the MDGs did not call for donor nations to reduce hunger and poverty at home as it did for developing countries. The post-MDG goals should be Figure ES.1 Average After-Tax Income by Income Group, 1979-2007 universal, calling on every country to effectively end hunger and pov(in 2007 dollars) erty. The momentum and sense of $1,400,000 purpose created by global progress $1,200,000 Top 1% against hunger and poverty could Top 5% $1,000,000 help to inspire hope for progress Top 10% in the United States. The improve$800,000 Top 20% ments made under the MDGs Fourth 20% $600,000 Middle 20% are significant enough to give us $400,000 Second 20% confidence that ending hunger by Bottom 20% $200,000 2030 is an attainable goal. And Americans rarely back down from $0 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 a challenge. The 2014 Hunger Report, Ending Source: Congressional Budget Office, Average Federal Taxes by Income Group. “Average AfterHunger in America, urges President Tax Household Income,” June, 2010. Obama and Congress to lead the country in setting a goal to end hunger by 2030, and it offers a four-part plan to accomplish this: 1) a jobs agenda, 2) a stronger safety net, 3) human capital development, and 4) public-private partnerships to support innovative community-led initiatives against hunger. The report also calls on the U.S. government to support international efforts to end hunger and poverty worldwide. A 25 Percent Reduction by 2017 The annual food security survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau is our measure of how much hun