This year during Shavuot, the Jewish holiday that marks the early summer grain harvest and the giving of the Torah, I am reminded of my commitment to alleviate hunger.
With last week's news about more sanctions on Iran, the fires in California, and the start of the World Series, it's no surprise that there was scant coverage of Howard G. Buffet's $150 million commitment to alleviate the water crisis in East and West Africa and Central America.
But his dedication to social justice and commitment to alleviating poverty may now have counted in his favour – and much has been made of his humility and frugal lifestyle.
In short, we need a national commitment to alleviating the devastating costs of inadequately treating mental illness.
Born into a family with a strong commitment to alleviating poverty, she herself grew up in straitened circumstances owing to the financial failure of her father.
We appreciate their commitment to alleviating global poverty and look forward to working together in other ways to create a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Maguire is being singled out because of her "commitment to alleviating the suffering of the people of Gaza and because of her wide activities seeking peace and justice," El-Ajou said.
Supporting the right to education among marginalised groups in India must be made a political, economic, and social priority if we are to take commitments to alleviate poverty seriously.
As Leah Oatway, senior communications officer at Action Against Hunger, says: "We need the media, in its fourth estate role, to share messages on important issues or crises that are under-reported and require international support, to encourage world leaders to make positive commitments to alleviate poverty, and to hold them accountable for those commitments".
More than 10,000 Syrian refugees have resettled in the U.S., and Obama has boosted the country's commitments to alleviating the refugee crisis, setting a target of resettling 110,000 refugees in fiscal year 2017.
The elaboration of Mozambique's health sector's Human Resources Development Plan HRDPP) 2008-15 was developed in the context of strong political commitment from the Government to alleviate poverty and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
