“I am in the hunger business; it is what we do exclusively, 24/7, and I am sorry to tell you that business is booming.”

—  Josette Sheeran

Addressing the World Food Programme meeting, 21 September 2009 http://www.wfp.org/eds-centre/speeches/wfp-executive-director-josette-sheeran-millennium-promise-event

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