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 PUBLIC LAW 102-134—OCT. 21, 1991 105 STAT. 633 Public Law 102-134 j 102d Congress Joint Resolution Designating October 16, 1991, and October 16, 1992, each as "World Food Day". Whereas hunger and malnutrition remain daily facts of life for hundreds of millions of people in the world; Whereas the children of the world suffer the most serious effects of hunger and malnutrition, with millions of children dying each year from hunger-related illness and disease, and many others suffering permanent physical or mental impairment beicause of vitamin or protein deficiencies; Whereas the United States has a long tradition of demonstrating humanitarian concern for the hungry and malnourished people of the world; Whereas there is growing concern in the United States and in other countries for environmental protection and the dangers posed to future food security from misuse and overuse of precious natural resources of land, air, and water and the subsequent degradation of the biosphere; Whereas efforts to resolve the world hunger problem are critical to the maintenance of world peace and, therefore, to the security of the United States; Whereas the United States plays a major role in the development and implementation of interregional food and agricultural trade standards and practices, and recognizes the positive role that food trade can play in enhancing human nutrition and in the alleviation of hunger; Whereas the United States, as the largest producer and trader of food in the world, plays a key role in assisting countries and people to improve their ability to feed themselves; Whereas although progress has been made in reducing the incidence of hunger and malnutrition in the United States, certain groups, notably Native Americans, migrant workers, the elderly, the homeless, and children, remain vulnerable to malnutrition and related diseases; Whereas the Congress is acutely aware of the paradox of enormous surplus production capacity in the United States despite the desperate need for food by people throughout the world; Whereas the United States and other countries should develop and continually evaluate national policies concerning food and nutrition to achieve the well-being and protection of gdl people and particularly those most vulnerable to malnutrition and related diseases; Whereas the Congress is aware and fully supportive of the 1992 World Conference on Environment and Development and the forthcoming International Conference on Nutrition, and the influence the decisions of these conferences may have on sustainable agricultural development and human well-being; Whereas private enterprise and the primacy of the independent family farmer have been basic to the development of an agricul- Oct. 21, 1991 [H.J. Res. 230]

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