Painters pledge to fight child hunger

They committed to contribute their work to a painting exhibition to be organised in Dhaka and Geneva by Galleri Kaya and Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) on the occasion of the annual global demonstration called 'Fight Hunger: Walk the World'.

'Fight Hunger: Walk the World' is an initiative of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners.

On this annual occasion, hundreds of thousands of people in every time zone take to the streets to call for an end to the needless suffering of hungry children. This year the 'Walk the World' programme will be held across the globe on May 21.

"This is all about partnership -- we will be able to rise to the challenge of ending child hunger by 2015 only if we join forces." WFP Country Representative Douglas Broderick told the gathering of the artists last night.

The aim of this global action is to raise public awareness about the 300 million hungry children in this world, urge policymakers and governments to focus more funds and resources on feeding children, and raise funds to finance projects that assist hungry children.

On the occasion, WFP Bangladesh and its partners will organise a cultural programme on May 18.