Kansas faith leader calls on U.S. Senators to support food security, fight AIDS

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – One religion chief from Kansas has known as on each of the state’s U.S. Senators to help world meals safety and the worldwide battle towards AIDS.

The ONE Marketing campaign says {that a} group of religion leaders from throughout the nation – together with a Kansas pastor – have arrived on Capitol Hill to collect help for applications to assist low-income nations battle rising meals, well being and financial crises.

Dr. Rick Bartlett, who volunteers with the ONE Marketing campaign, will meet with U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to induce them to produce wanted meals help and reauthorize a key U.S. program to battle HIV and AIDS internationally.

“Starvation, pure disasters and the continuing well being and financial aftershocks of the pandemic pose severe threats to our battle to finish excessive world poverty and preventable illness,” Bartlett mentioned. “The time for Congress to behave is now. We should preserve transferring towards the day that everybody, in all places has the sources they should lead a lifetime of dignity and alternative.”

When the brand new Congress is worn in in January, the Marketing campaign mentioned incoming and returning lawmakers will face a collection of worldwide challenges – every with a possible for widespread human struggling.

“The One Marketing campaign has taken on an incredible mission to battle poverty and malnutrition, and enhance public well being around the globe,” mentioned Sen. Marshall. “It’s a mission I’ve shared as a member of Rotary since becoming a member of in 1991, and it has remained a precedence for me all through my time in Congress. Each PEPFAR and the World Meals Safety Act have a wealthy historical past of bipartisanship, usually passing underneath unanimous consent. Consistent with this spirit, I look ahead to supporting reauthorization once more by sturdy collaboration from each side of the aisle.”

Based on the Marketing campaign, as many as 828 million individuals go to mattress hungry every night time. In Somalia, which it mentioned is experiencing historic drought, one youngster is hospitalized for extreme acute malnutrition every minute. After years in decline, it additionally mentioned HIV and AIDS infections have risen in some components of the globe and progress in different areas has considerably slowed.

“Sen. Moran tremendously values Dr. Bartlett’s work to battle starvation and appreciates him coming to D.C. to debate new alternatives to feed a hungry world,” a spokesperson for the Senator mentioned. “Preventing starvation has been a prime difficulty for Sen. Moran throughout his time in Congress, and because the co-chair of the Senate Starvation Caucus, he’ll advocate for sources to battle starvation within the new Congress.”

The Marketing campaign famous that making certain the U.S. maintains its historic and bipartisan dedication to develop assist is of the utmost significance as world leaders hope to melt the impression of worldwide challenges.

“Past being merely the precise and simply plan of action, US improvement help has confirmed extremely efficient in lifting individuals out of poverty and stopping the unfold of lethal ailments,” the leaders wrote in a letter to Congress. “Growth assist helps create jobs, get kids into college, modernize infrastructure, create stability and strategic partnerships, and enhance lives and livelihoods, paving a path to a greater future for all of us.”

Along with advocation for improvement help, the religion leaders have additionally requested Congress to help two particular provisions:

• The World Meals Safety Reauthorization Act – Handed by the Home of Representatives in September, it could present each emergency assist and long-term help to handle the basis explanation for meals insecurity. With 50 million individuals in 45 international locations getting ready to famine, it mentioned reauthorization of the GFSA is vital.
• PEPFAR Reauthorization – The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relieve will have a good time 20 years in 2023 and is up for reauthorization. It mentioned the laws is an integral a part of the nation’s efforts to battle the scourge of HIV and AIDS internationally and has been credited with serving to to save lots of 20 million lives.

ONE Marketing campaign mentioned it’s a world group centered on ending excessive poverty and preventable ailments by 2030 so that everybody, in all places can lead a lifetime of dignity and alternative. The nonpartisan group pressures governments to do extra to battle excessive poverty and preventable illness and empower residents to carry their governments accountable.

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