'It is a sad fact that on this earth at this late date there are still two worlds, 'the privileged world' and 'the forgotten world'. The privileged world consists of the affluent, developed nations, comprising twenty-five to thirty percent of the world population, in which most of the people live in a luxury never before experienced by man outside the Garden of Eden. The forgotten world is made up primarily of the developing nations, where most of the people, comprising more than fifty percent of the total world population, live in poverty, with hunger as a constant companion and fear of famine a continual menace.'

'There can be no permanent progress in the battle against hunger until the agencies that fight for increased food production and those that fight for populatio…

'I now say that the world has the technology - either available or well advanced in the research pipeline - to feed on a sustainable basis a population of 10 b…

'You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.'

Where Plenty smiles - alas! she smiles for few, And those who taste not, yet behold her store, Are as the slaves that dig the golden ore, The wealth around the…

'The shame is compounded by the failure of developed countries to commit enough of their wealth and resources to helping poor populations from developing count…

The pleasures of the mighty are obtained by the tears of the poor.