IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 783 
Supporting the designation of October 16, 2023, and October 16, 2024, 
as ‘‘World Food Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2023 
Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COSTA, Ms. 
CROCKETT, and Ms. BROWN) submitted the following resolution 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of October 16, 2023, and October 
16, 2024, as ‘‘World Food Day’’. 
Whereas hunger and malnutrition are daily facts of life for 
hundreds of millions of people around the world; 
Whereas women and children suffer the most serious effects 
of hunger and malnutrition; 
Whereas millions of children die each year from hunger-re-
lated illness and disease; 
Whereas many people suffer permanent physical or mental 
impairment because of vitamin or protein deficiencies; 
Whereas those in rural areas experience disproportionate lev-
els of hunger; 
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•HRES 783 IH 
Whereas the severity and frequency of food insecurity re-
mains unacceptably high in 2023, represented by— 
(1) a total of 2,400,000,000 people or nearly 30 per-
cent of the global population experiencing moderate to se-
vere food insecurity in 2022, an increase of 391,000,000 
from 2019; 
(2) more than 3,100,000,000 people, or over 40 per-
cent of the global population, unable to afford a healthy 
diet in 2022, an increase of 134,000,000 from 2019; and 
(3) the approximately 735,000,000 people who faced 
hunger in 2022, an increase of 122,000,000 as compared 
to 2019; 
Whereas the United States has a long tradition of dem-
onstrating humanitarian concern for the hungry and mal-
nourished people of the world; 
Whereas there is a growing concern in the United States and 
other countries about threats to the future food supply, 
including— 
(1) misuse and overuse of land and water; 
(2) loss of biological diversity; 
(3) erosion of genetic resources on a global scale; 
and 
(4) transboundary pests, such as the desert locust; 
Whereas the world community increasingly calls upon the 
United States to resolve food problems stemming from 
natural and human-made disasters by providing humani-
tarian assistance; 
Whereas the United States— 
(1) plays a major role in the development and imple-
mentation of international food and agricultural trade 
standards and practices; and 
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•HRES 783 IH 
(2) recognizes the positive role that the global food 
trade can play in enhancing human nutrition and alle-
viating hunger; 
Whereas although progress has been made in reducing the in-
cidence of hunger and malnutrition in the United States, 
certain groups remain vulnerable to malnutrition and re-
lated diseases; 
Whereas the conservation of natural resources, the preserva-
tion of biological diversity, and strong public and private 
agricultural research programs are required for the 
United States to— 
(1) remain food secure; 
(2) continue to aid the hungry and malnourished 
people of the world; and 
(3) assist in building a more resilient global food 
system; 
Whereas the United States is a world leader in the develop-
ment of agricultural innovation and technology aimed at 
enhancing the improved production, safety, and quality of 
the world food supply and must continue to retain that 
role; 
Whereas participation by private voluntary organizations and 
businesses, working with national governments and the 
international community, is essential in the search for 
ways to increase food production in developing countries 
and improve food distribution to hungry and malnour-
ished people; 
Whereas the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations (referred to in this resolution as the 
‘‘FAO’’) is mandated to lead global efforts to address 
food and nutrition security issues; 
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