World Hunger and Malnutrition Continue: Slow Progress in Carrying Out World Food Conference Objectives

The World Food Council was created as the coordinator and implementor of resolutions passed at the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome. The Council is responsible for publicizing the needs, encouraging actions, seeking support, and coordinating the participation of nations and international organizations regarding world food problems. The billion-dollar International Fund for Agricultural Development began operations in 1977 with commitments of $436 million from oil-exporting countries, $200 million from the United States, and $367 million from other developed countries.