The Irish government today announced the composition of the Hunger Task force, whose aims are to identify what Ireland should be doing towards the Millennium Development Goal of reducing hunger by half by 2015. There are 14 members, drawing on a range of Irish and international expertise.
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - former Finance Minister of Nigeria
Dr Pamela K. Anderson, Director General of the International Potato Centre, Lima, Peru
Professor Lawrence Haddad of the UK Institute of Development Studies
Professor Denis Lucey UCC, Chairman of Gorta
Mr Kevin Farrell, Head of the World Food Programme in Zimbabwe.
Prof Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University,
Justin Kilcullen of Trocaire,
Sheila Sisulu, Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme,
Nancy Aburi of the NGO Self-Help,
Michael Gibney, Professor of Food and Health at UCD,
Tom Arnold of Concern,
Aidan O’Driscoll of Department of Agriculture and Food
Brendan McMahon, Head of the Emergency and Recovery Section of Irish Aid

Bono, co-founder of DATA said:
"There are many injustices which make us scratch our heads, but children dying for lack of food in a world of plenty makes your blood boil. I'm a loud hailer with a few mad ideas, but experts like Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Professor Jeff Sachs have solutions, that's what excites me about this Task Force. The government has a lot to be proud of when it comes to these issues. Keeping on track for 0.7 keeps the pressure on other countries to do the same."

More info at: http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/latest_news.asp?article=1042