What the Tweets are Telling us About #Hunger on July 3

"[The Global Goals for Sustainable Development]...demand a constant acknowledgment that the right of every person to be free of poverty and hunger depends on the duty of the entire human family to provide practical assistance to those in need.”  -Pope Francis, in a message  to the 40th general conference of the FAO on July 3

A search for #hunger on Twitter on July 3 yielded hundreds of results just for that Monday. I have strung together a few of those tweets to tell a story of sorts. We start with Rep. Jim McGovern's tweet about a piece by Rep. Joe Kennedy in Time magazine, followed by a feature on Miss Alabama's commitment to address hunger, a reminder that hunger is not as much an issue of charity as one of  justice and still another reminder that our culture of abundance in the U.S. encourages food waste. We then post an account of how South Sudan is technically no longer suffering from famine (but millions are still hungry), a piece on the middle income countries that are well placed to lead global efforts to reduce hunger, and Pope Francis' address to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome on July 3,

America's strength comes from lifting up least among us. Proud to stand w @RepJoeKennedy in fight against #hunger. https://t.co/INQHvSuYNp pic.twitter.com/na3lVvsu1k

— Jim McGovern (@RepMcGovern) June 30, 2017

New Miss Alabama Works to Combat Hunger#Alabama #MissAlabama #Hungerhttps://t.co/4NFswV8MNd pic.twitter.com/tO1xslMEIQ

— Yellowhammer (@yhn) June 23, 2017

There is no justice in the world when one child anywhere dies from malnutrition. End #Hunger #EndPoverty pic.twitter.com/Wm0kcbwFlS

— Robin Hood Tax (@RobinHoodTax) June 25, 2017

Eliminating #foodwaste can address #hunger and #climatechange at the same time https://t.co/uug6ywn5yq

— ZeroHungerCommunity (@ZHCommunity) June 23, 2017

#SouthSudan is officially no longer in #famine, but #hunger crisis is still threatening millions of lives everyday: https://t.co/yVyCCVauTI

— FXB usa (@FXBusa) June 23, 2017

#BRICS countries well placed to help lead global efforts to tackle #Hunger according to @FAOnews https://t.co/wPVeeoQDH4

— Sam Mardell (@sam_mardell) June 23, 2017

We "lack of a culture of solidarity” - #Pope says #hunger caused by indifference of many, selfishness of a few - https://t.co/Tj7BoSvi2v pic.twitter.com/jO9qB9Ttdr

— Stephen Colecchi (@SteveColecchi) July 3, 2017