In the early 21st century , the attention paid to the problem of hunger by the leaders of advanced nations such as those that form the G8 had somewhat subsided . Prior to 2009 , large scale efforts to fight hunger were mainly undertaken by governments of the worst affected countries , by civil society actors , and by multilateral and regional organizations . In 2009 , Pope Benedict published his third encyclical , Caritas in Veritate , which emphasised the importance of fighting against hunger . The encyclical was intentionally published immediately before the July 2009 G8 Summit to maximise its influence on that event . At the Summit , which took place at L'Aquila in central Italy , the '' L'Aquila Food Security Initiative '' was launched , with a total of US$ 22 billion committed to combat hunger
July 2009 G8 Summit
35th G8 summit
Hunger