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We’re becoming desensitised to poverty in the UK – it’s time the government made food a basic right
A right to food would mean that all public institutions would have to offer adequate nutritious food, including hospitals and care homes...
UN Report Says Fragile Climate Puts Food Security at Risk
Feeding a hungry planet is growing increasingly difficult as climate change and depletion of land and other resources undermine food systems, the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization said Wednesday as it renewed appeals for better policies and technologies to reach "zero hunger."...
Lawmakers’ action key to ending hunger and ensuring healthy and sustainable diets for all
It is essential that parliaments around the world act without delay to adapt and improve legal, political and institutional frameworks to end hunger and ensure nutritious and healthy diets for all, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today....
McRaven and McCaul: National Security Dimensions of Global Food Insecurity
Bill McRaven, a retired Navy four-star admiral who served as commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command from 2011-2014 and former chancellor of the University of Texas system from 2015-2018, and Congressman Michael McCaul, who represents the 10th District of Texas write that global hunger is a...
Urban Food Security in the Global South: Three Ideas
Until recently, it was widely thought that half of the world’s population lived in cities. The United Nations places the global number at 55 percent, with Africa at 43 percent and Asia at 50 percent....
2018 World Food Prize laureates: Ending malnutrition for mothers and young children
Alarmed by the vast numbers of malnourished children in the world, two British men have spent their lives working to ensure that mothers and their young children can obtain high-quality foods and vitamins. This month, the men — economist Dr. Lawrence Haddad and physician Dr. David Nabarro — w...
This ad shows the true cost of world hunger
A new 60-second ad will air in movie theaters to raise awareness of world hunger....
Drive to tackle drought in agricultural data launched, as global hunger rises
An unprecedented drive to collect data from millions of smallholder farmers in 50 developing countries was launched on Monday. The “50 x 2030” programme seeks to boost agricultural productivity and livelihoods across Africa, Asia and Latin America by 2030 – and provide more accurate data to...
Climate Change Undermining Global Efforts to Eradicate Hunger
Along with military conflicts and global economic meltdowns, climate change is a driving force in the rise in global hunger while extreme weather, land degradation, desertification, water scarcity and rising sea levels—are collectively undermining global efforts to eradicate hunger. As the UN c...
United Nations, World Bank, and Humanitarian Organizations Launch Innovative Partnership to End Famine
The United Nations, World Bank, International Committee of the Red Cross, Microsoft Corp., Google and Amazon Web Services today announced an unprecedented global partnership to prevent future famines....
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