The UN Hunger Task Force
The Millennium Project, directed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, was charged with advising United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan on strategies to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The Project formed ten Task Forces to address the various targets subsumed in the eight goals.
The UN Millennium Project Hunger Task Force was co-chaired by Dr. Pedro Sanchez, Director of the Tropical Agriculture Program, together with Professor M.S. Swaminathan, Cousteau Chair of Ecotechnology for UNESCO and chairman of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, India. The Task Force was comprised of 30 leading experts from around the world representing a wide range of disciplines (including science, economics, nutrition, business, and development policy), sectors (including international agencies, national governments, business, NGOs, and academia) and regions (Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas).
The Hunger Task Force was charged with developing a global action plan to halve global hunger by 2015. The final report, “Halving Hunger: It Can Be Done” was released in 2005.