In this fact sheet, we will look at the history of hunger in Africa and current trends, review the unique characteristics and challenges of each of the five subregions, discuss why hunger is so persistent on the continent, and touch on some of the solutions that are making a difference.
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The UK’s public health epidemic is forcing a rethink on how low-income families can enjoy a better diet. At age five, UK children in poor households are twice as likely to be obese as those in richer ones. By age 11, they are three times as likely ...
Inter Press Service (IPS) News Agency interviewed Alessandro Demaio, Chief Executive Officer of the Norway-based EAT, an international NGO engaged in the fight against hunger. Demaio said “At EAT, our mission is a simple but ambitious one: to trans...
Poor diets are posing a greater global health risk than air pollution, alcohol, drug and tobacco use combined. Sir John Beddington, co-chair of Global Panel, unpacks its latest policy brief to explore opportunities for public-private partnerships....
In his monthly column, Security State of Mind, Middle Eastern History scholar Eric Schewe interrogates what’s new, interesting, and strange in the world of security studies. This month, his focus is "food security."...
In New Zealand, Massey University's Dr. Rebekah Graham found that a growing number of people experience food insecurity. "Subsequently, inequality and poverty in Aotearoa/New Zealand has grown at an extraordinary rate. The divide between the wealthy ...
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