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‘No food in the fridge’: A gruelling Ramadan in Lebanon
Aid groups are struggling to feed thousands of vulnerable families in Lebanon amid highest food inflation in the world....
Documentary Looks Back at Norman Borlaug’s Career
A recent documentary available from the Public Broadcast System (PBS) and WGBH "The Man Who Tried to Feed the World" (2020) briefly surveys the motivations and achievem...
World Food Prize Laureates Appeal for Greater US Leadership to End World Hunger
Lawrence Haddad, who shared last year's World Food Price with David Nabarro appeals to the United States to lead in ending World Hunger and Malnutrition with Four Calls to Action. 1) Re-establish American leadership to end global hunger and malnutrition, 2) Play a strong leadership role in the upcom...
United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021
The United Nations will host a Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in 2021 - in September or October. This Summit will be unique in that it will be open to everyone to participate (as a virtual summit). The Summit's purpose is to raise awareness and elevate public discussion about how reforming our food s...
David Beasley, WFP Executive Director, Warns of Famine in Nobel Prize Speech
David Beasley, the Executive Director of the UN World Food Program (WFP), warns of famine in his acceptance speech on behalf of WFP as the world reels from the Covid-19 Pandemic and on-going conflict in Yemen. ...
Four Famine Hot Spots
The World food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) have reported that Burkina Faso, Yemen, Nigeria's Northeast and South Sudan are considered the top four famine hot spots. ...
The cost of a plate of food 2020
The World Food Programme details what a plate of food costs around the world...
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Food Security
FEWS Net offers an interactive map and briefing on the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security....
England footballer raises funds for hungry children
After the government declined to extend meal benefits for children, England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford began collecting donations from businesses and citizens....
A U.N. Agency Lauded for Its Work Faces a Funding Shortage
The World Food Program will need more than a Nobel Prize to feed the millions who are newly food-insecure....
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