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USAID Promotes Urgency as Pandemic Hides a Nutrition Crisis
USAID indicates that the pandemic is imperiling nutritional gains around the world and makes their work more urgent. ...
‘Country-driven’ approach needed to limit COVID-19 damage to food security
A ‘business as usual' approach is no longer an option, the head of the UN agriculture agency said on Tuesday, launching a new plan to move past the coronavirus pandemic....
Oxfam Warns More could Die from Hunger Than Corona Virus Disease
OXFAM has reported that based on current projections, more people could die of pandemic-induced hunger toward the end of the year than from CoVid-19 disease. ...
United Nations Asks for Additional Food Resources as Corona Virus Impacts World
Last week, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has asked for Five Billion Dollars to help fight hunger in developing and middle-income countries. David Beasley, WFP Executive Director said the number of hungry people could increase by 82% due to the pandemic. ...
Podcast: Hacking world hunger during coronavirus
Al Jazeera's podcast The Take talks to people who are trying to fight hunger during the coronavirus pandemic...
Pandemics and Hunger: Part 2 of Our Interview with Dr. Ron Waldman
Exclusive content from the World Hunger Education Service. June 2020. Dr. Ron Waldman reflects on lessons of pandemic preparedness and response, the roles of the USG and UN and recommended references. Hunger Notes editors Peter Morris and...
UN Secretary General Warns of Worst Food Crisis in 50 Years
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, as warned of an impending crisis that is a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing world-wide recession. "50 million people will risk falling into extreme poverty....
Pandemics, Crisis and Hunger: An Interview with Dr. Ron Waldman Part 1
June 7, 2020 Hunger Notes editors Peter Morris and Steve Hansch interviewed pandemic expert Dr. Ron Waldman (RW), Professor of Global Health at George Washington School of Public Health and long-time point person for international health in emergenci...
On World Hunger Day 2020, Malnutrition Still Leading Cause of Death in World
Even in an unprecedented pandemic that affects the whole world, malnutrition is still the leading cause of death and disease in the world. Let's renew our commitment to eradicate malnutrition. ...
Coronavirus Triggers World Food Crisis
Although World harvests were good this year, food systems, distribution, and prices have broken down. This breakdown places the world's most vulnerable countries at risk....
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