Food Aid
Strengthening Nutrition Action in “Field Exchange”
June 16, 2026 The latest (April 2026) edition of the "Field Exchange" journal, by the Irish Emergency Nutrition Network, about combatting malnutrition in emergencies includes the following findings: Relapse-inclusive costing of simplified CMAM protocols: Lessons from Mali (Original Article by Ni...
New Food for Peace Programming by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
May 24, 2026 BACKGROUND: The primary way that the United States government, working with nonprofits, has fought hunger and malnutrition around the world has been through the U.S. Food for Peace program (originally Public Law 480, or PL 480), which began in 1954 and was expanded by President...
Less Foreign Aid, More Climate Risk-The Massive Costs of Gutting USAID
This article explains how the long-term climate-related effects of cutting USAID are real in terms of actual dollar costs to countries, as well as other impacts, such as increased irregular migration, climate risks, endangered supply chains, humanitarian spending, and more....
The Use of Food as a Weapon: Reflections Working with Khmer Refugees
Field Experience on the Thai–Cambodian Border, 1979 The year was 1979. In October, I braved the streets of Bangkok, Thailand at five o’clock in the morning to get on a volunteer bus bound for the Thai–Cambodian border. Our destination was Sakeo, a newly established refugee camp sheltering 30...
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...
Status of McGovern-Dole School Feeding Unclear
In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cancelled most of its existing foreign assistance programs, including those involving overseas school feedings. These projects are referred to as "McGovern-Dole" that were projected for the future. The overall program, named after former senat...
2nd Annual International Food Aid Showcase, June 10 in Washington, D.C.
George Washington University (GW), in Washington, D.C. will host a gathering of NGO and food experts on June 10, 2025, to share lessons about overseas food aid and look ahead. It is co-sponsored by Counterpart International (an international NGO), the Alliance to End Hunger, and GW's Global Food I...
USAID Adds Value in Disaster Response, Says Former Hunger Notes Chair
Opinion piece from the former WHES Board Chair: Most people do not realize what a huge mistake it would be to eliminate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appears to be underway here in February 2025. It would be like throwing the proverbial baby out with the ba...
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 positions....
Why South Korea Is Sending $8 Million In Food Aid To North Korea
South Korea last week approved $8 million in food aid to North Korea, in response to what U.N. agencies say are the worst harvests there in a decade and severe food shortages affecting 40% of the North's population....
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