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Fight hunger with knowledge. In this short video, World Hunger Education Service’s Steve Hansch explains global hunger, discusses a few causes, and tells you how to get involved in humanitarian work.
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Fact Sheet: Understanding Global Hunger
Hunger is not having enough nutritious food. To end global hunger, nutritious food needs to be affordable and available to everyone. Learn about the meaning, causes, and solutions to global hunger.
Global Hunger: Children
Fact Sheet: Child Malnutrition
Adequate nutrition in the first 1000 days of a child’s life is vital for proper brain development. Malnutrition can have long-term impacts on a child’s life, including their ability to learn in school and grow properly.
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Global Hunger in the News
Read the latest news and analysis about global hunger below.
Western Sidney University invests $5m into food security research
by What's New in Food Technology & Manufacturing What's New in Food Technology & Manufacturing December 5, 2018
Western Sydney University (WSU) will collaborate with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and 13 state agricultural universities on research to address global issues of food security and climate change....
We’re becoming desensitised to poverty in the UK – it’s time the government made food a basic right
by Geraldine Van Bueren The Independent December 2, 2018
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
by Associated Press Voice of America November 29, 2018
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
by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Relief Web October 29, 2018
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
by Bill McRaven and Michael McCaul New Statesman October 29, 2018
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
by Christian Man Center for Strategic & International Studies October 19, 2018
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
by The Washington Times Special Sections Department The Washington Times October 15, 2018
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
by Ben Paynter Fast Company October 3, 2018
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
by Sarah Newey The Telegraph September 25, 2018
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
by Thalif Deen Inter Press Service NewsAgency September 24, 2018
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...
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