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Hunger in the News
Stay updated with the latest news and insights to fight hunger.Most Recent
Africa
In extraordinary move, USAID suspends all food aid to Ethiopia
In an extraordinary move, USAID has suspended all food aid to Ethiopia countrywide due to widespread and systemic corruption by federal and local authorities. The World Food Programme Director and Deputy Director have both stepped down from their p...
Africa
The Razor’s Edge: Embezzlement, Corruption and Development in Ethiopia, a Novel (2022)
For anyone interested in learning what development work overseas entails and what work is like, there may be no better introduction than Robert Gurevich’s novel, The Razor’s Edge. Thinly modeled on his own experiences in Africa,...
Conflict and Famine
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM speaks on Feeding those in need
In this video interview by PBS.org, David Beasley, former Governor of South Carolina, and the outgoing Executive Director of ...
Africa
WHO Reports 43,000 excess deaths in Somalia, in 2022, due to Drought
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the results of a retrospective study commissioned by both their WHO-Somalia office and Unicef's Somalia office. The study, conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Imperial C...
Conflict and Famine
Black Sea Grain Initiative, to Expire 18 March 2023, in Peril
The Black Sea Initiative, the U.N. brokered agreement to export Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea ports is due to expire on Saturday the 18th of March, 2023. As of 14 March, there was a proposal by the Russians, to shorten the extension from 120 da...
Africa
"Love and Liberation" Captures Voices of Local Aid Workers in Famine Zone
Lauren Carruth's important 2021 book, Love and Liberation - Humanitarian Work in Ethiopia's Somali Region (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press) fills a gap in the literature about aid programs by listening to th...
famine
The Gap in Funding for Programs to Stop Hunger
The nonprofit, Action Against Hunger, February 22, 2023 released their global report "2023 Hunger Funding Gap Report -- What's Needed to Stop the Global Hunger Crisis." It reports that hunger is higher today than any time in recent decades, and th...
Americas
U.S. Anti-Hunger Efforts Reflected by Congressional Hunger Center
On February 22, the Congressional Hunger Center hosted a gathering of 50 staff and Hunger Fellows to look at their achievements over the decades in addressing hunger in the United States. A key topic was success in promoting local legislation to ...
Food Systems
Hunger is Inevitable Result of Massive Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
The double impact of two strong and close earthquakes in southwest Turkey and northern Syria has paralyzed infrastructure and food systems. The earthquakes affected millions of people; hunger due to lack of access to food is inevitable, worse, th...
Agriculture & Nutrition
USDA Improving nutrition standards for school meals
The Washington Post recently reported that the USDA has announced new, more stringent, national nutrition standards for its school feeding program. This program reaches 30 million students at 100,000 schools nationwide. The new standar...
Africa
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New World Food Programme Director says “Not on my watch”
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In extraordinary move, USAID suspends all food aid to Ethiopia
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The Razor’s Edge: Embezzlement, Corruption and Development in Ethiopia, a Novel (2022)
by WHES board - S Hansch
Asia
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Afghanistan faces greater hunger this winter
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Panellists on IWMI dialogue discuss how Pakistan can achieve food, water and food security
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Desert Locusts Swarm in India – Worst in 27 Years
by Nobin Raja M. and Priya Ranganathan
Opinion
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What War in Ukraine means for World Food Supply by Michael J. Puma and Megan Konar
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Chef Jose Andres on Ukrainian Refugee Food Situation by Andrea Salcedo
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SAHEL Will Need Help as Famine is Coming by William Lambers
Global
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The Razor’s Edge: Embezzlement, Corruption and Development in Ethiopia, a Novel (2022)
by WHES board - S Hansch -
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM speaks on Feeding those in need
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Black Sea Grain Initiative, to Expire 18 March 2023, in Peril
by UN Media Center
Agriculture & Nutrition
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USDA Improving nutrition standards for school meals
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Humanitarian agencies advocate for simplified treatment of severe malnutrition
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What If the world went to a plant based diet?
by Rachel Nuwer
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