Politicians always make promises; they don’t always keep them, and that really irritates me. We vote for them thinking they will do well for our country, because they promise each time to do what the public wants.I for one am really sick of hearing these promises and them not delivering. 

So this time round, I want to change that.

On 25th of September, Politicians from across the world will be meeting in New York City to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals, 17 aims that have been written to provide countries with a plan and focal point to end poverty and improve the lives of the world’s poorest. 

The goals cover everything from peace and justice to gender equality but for now I want to focus number 2, a plan to eradicate the world of poverty and hunger.

I study food technology at university level. Food is my passion. I firmly believe that food should be enjoyed by everybody, that nobody should ever go hungry. But right now, people in the UK and elsewhere, are going to bed on an empty stomach. 

In the UK, 445 food banks have had to be set up to deal with poverty; this number is shocking. Food is a basic human need.

The number of people having to use food banks is rising year on year. Since 2011 to March 2015 900,121 children received food from a UK food bank. 

And hunger isn’t just an issue for us in the UK, on our doorstep; it’s a global issue too. Across the world we are seeing children and their families going hungry, in Yemen the threat of famine get’s closer and closer each day.

And the world is not on track for ending world poverty. You can see this every time you watch Comic relief, children are still starving in 3rd world countries and in developed countries like the UK 1 in 9 people don’t have adequate food supplies to live a healthy lifestyle.

We have made some progress on the situation of world poverty and hunger. As you can see from the image, the target of reducing poverty rates was achieved before the deadline of 2015. 

A shared agenda has been created for the UN Meeting on 25th September.

Politicians have made progress within the United Nations, they have;
# Halved extreme poverty rates
# Cut preventable child deaths by nearly 50%
# Made real progress in protecting the Ozone layer. 

But for me this is not enough. They’ve achieved this since 2000.  I’m convinced they could have achieved lots more within 15 years.

September 24

That’s why on the 24th September I will be joining Save the Children on the millennium bridge in London, to tell politicians all over the world that we are watching them, we are relying on them to make sure we eradicate hunger.

Food is my passion, being able to get in the kitchen and make new creations and experiments brings me so much joy. Why should others miss out?

Want to send a message to world leaders? Join me on 24th on Millennium Bridge. Grab your free ticket here to secure your spot on the bridge!

This blog article was written by Paul, a volunteer at Save The Children.