Executive Director of United Nations Wor

Executive Director of United Nations World Food Programme, Josette Sheeran, (3rd R) attends a meeting of food producers, retailers and consumers to deal with the growing world food crisis, at 10 Downing Street in London, on April 22, 2008. The UN food agency said the world faced a "silent tsunami" of soaring food prices ahead of a summit here Tuesday aimed at kickstarting a plan to tackle a potential hunger crisis. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said soaring food prices threatened to plunge more than 100 million people into hunger, leaving a 755-million-dollar shortfall in its 2.9 billion dollar budget, forcing cuts in vital programmes. AFP PHOTO/SHAUN CURRY/WPA POOL/AFP (Photo credit should read SHAUN CURRY/AFP via Getty Images)