Conflict and Famine
Environmentally-Induced Displacement and Health/Nutrition — a Roundtable Review
A roundtable of two dozen experts, including leaders of key international NGOs, met at George Washington University to examine the global implications of environmentally-induced migration and health, in a context of declining aid. The report, Beyond Emergency Relief: the Role of U.S. Foreign Hea...
Gaza Humanitarian Food Aid – A Report by Senators Van Hollen & Merkley
A detailed report by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (Maryland) and Jeff Merkley (Oregon) resulting from a fact-finding CODEL mission to Israel, Gaza’s border, the West Bank, Jordan, and Egypt is a review of their observations of destruction and forced displacement. (Van Hollen, Merkley Report Fo...
The Passing of William Garvelink, Food and Disaster Leader
September 10, 2025 William Garvelink, from Falls Church, Virginia, who led how US aid could go to persons displaced within their country’s borders, passed away this August 23 unexpectedly. Known to all as Bill, he studied Latin American history and dreamt of being a university professor ...
Hunger Increases Even Further in The Sudan
August 28, 2025: Aid agencies estimate that malnutrition in Sudan increases in scale, depth and scope. Much of the reporting comes from the far western region of Darfur, where, between January and May 2025, North Darfur saw a 46% increase in children admitted for SAM treatment at health centers ...
Hunger Hotspots Report, Summer 2025
Hotspots for elevated hunger and malnutrition during the summer of 2025 were highlighted for Sudan, Gaza, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali in the new report produced by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN, along with the World Food Program, with support from the European Union and the Global...
Resource Highlight: Examining the Decline in Starvation Deaths
How Many People Die of Starvation in Humanitarian Emergencies?, from the Refugee Policy Group think tank, examines the history of starvation in emergencies, including famines, droughts, wars and other crises. It finds a declining trend of deaths, despite the growth in overall population sizes and ...
WHES Undertakes Research about Attacks Against Food & Nutrition in Humanitarian Aid
This month, toward the end of 2024, World Hunger Education Service launched a broad study about the patterns, trends and extent of violent attacks and threats against aid programs delivering food and nutrition solutions in famines, crises, war zones, and for displaced populations. The results ...
As Russia quits Black Sea Grain Deal, Food Prices Rise
Russia has indicated that the decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Deal, which allows Ukraine to export grain from ports on the Black Sea, is final. Russia has said that any ship traveling to or from Ukraine ports will be considered an enemy vessel....
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 the UN World Food Program (WFP) speaks about his organization's feeding those in greatest need. From March 21, 2023. WFP is providing food aid to 160 million persons, and th...
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 days to 60 days. The Ukrainians counter that thi...
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