UN Food Agency Mourns Death of US Senator Who Was ‘Tireless Advocate of World’s Hungry’

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 October 2012 – The United Nations food agency today paid tribute to former United States Senator George McGovern who died on Sunday at the age of 90, praising his efforts to combat hunger in his own country as well as abroad.

“Today we have lost a tireless advocate for the world’s hungry,” the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva, said in a news release.

“His…