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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.
As Food Waste and Insecurity Spike, ReFED’s COVID-19 Food Waste Solutions Fund Aims to Spark Change Beyond the Pandemic
by Jared Kaufman Food Tank May 7, 2020
As COVID-19 upends the global food supply chain and disrupts economies around the world, the threat of food waste looms particularly large....
Addressing COVID-19 impacts on fish and aquatic food systems
by World Fish World Fish May 2, 2020
World Fish examines the impacts of COVID-19 on food security and fisheries...
23 Organizations Eliminating Food Waste During COVID-19
by Aaron Mok Food Tank April 29, 2020
In honor of #StopFoodWasteDay, here are 23 organizations rescuing food waste during #covid19....
Podcast: BBC The Food Chain: Death by coronavirus or hunger?
by BBC BBC April 23, 2020
The tough question being faced by many in developing countries....
WFP Warns of Increased Famines and Humanitarian Catastrophe this Year in Global Food Crises Report
by Peyvand Khorsandi World Food Programme April 22, 2020
The World Food Program (WFP) has released its Global Food Crises Report. David Beasley, the Executive Director of the WFP warns that, without assistance, the number of people "pushed to the brink of starvation" will double to 265 million by the end of 2020. ...
COVID-19 threatens food security of low-income Canadians
by Wolf Depner Vancouver Island Free Daily April 13, 2020
Stats Can finds many Canadians do not have financial resources to sustain ‘well-being’...
As aid groups scramble to contain COVID-19, malnutrition set to increase
by Andrew Green Devex April 6, 2020
This article describes the challenges that Humanitarian Aid organizations will face in maintaining food security programs in the many pre-CoVid-19 emergencies around the world. ...
We Need a Global Stimulus Package to Avoid a COVID-19 Hunger Crisis
by Food Tank Food Tank April 5, 2020
Food security and nutrition focused think tank, Food Tank, writes about the need for a global stimulus package to support food security during the COVID-19 crisis....
IICA establishes Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas
by IICA The Voice of St. Lucia April 5, 2020
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has established a Food Security Council for the Americas. The Council will monitor the impact of coronavirus on food security in the region....
Preventing global food crisis caused by COVID-19
by Felippa Ann Amanta The Jakarta Post April 5, 2020
The Center for Indonesian Policy Studies advocates for lowering trade barriers to help Indonesia diversify import sources to hedge the trade risks if other countries decide to stop exports....
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