On Resilience
On Resilience: What is Resilience in Anti-Hunger Aid?
July 1, 2026 This ongoing column in Hunger Notes was created to explore the fascination aid agencies have with the term "resilience," which to some degree has replaced other broad, aspirational buzzwords like "development", "sustainability," and "empowerment." Like those other terms, resili...
Ebola Control Lessons for DRC from Past Roundtables
June 18, 2026 The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long been a country of concern for conflict and hunger and remains a priority focus for U.S. and World Food Programme food assistance in 2026. Food insecurity in eastern DRC has been further aggravated by the latest Ebola outbreak, now th...
Ebola Lessons from 2014 for 2026
June 1, 2026 Germane to the current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in eastern DRC this month are lessons from the large humanitarian efforts to curtail transmission of Ebola in West Africa in 2014-2016. The USG commissioned an evaluation of that response, which looked not only at USG resp...
In Memoriam: Nick Haan of the Integrated Phase Classification System
May 26, 2026 Nicholas Haan, one of the innovative leaders in food security and humanitarian action passed away on December 2, 2025. He dedicated his life to combating global hunger and strengthening food security systems in crisis zones. He was a co-founder of the international humanita...
India’s Conquest of Famine
April 19, 2026 In the weeks since Paul Ehrlich's passing away, there have been many articles about the change that have occurred since his publication of the Population Bomb, where he warned about trends in risk of f...
New Global Survey of Food Resilience, by the Economist
Economist Impact's inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index (RFSI), supported by Cargill, benchmarks food system resilience across 60 countries using 71 indicators organized into four pillars: a...
Food Insecurity Impairs Resilience and Elevates Distress in Young Adults
About 13.5% of U.S. households or nearly 18 million families experienced food insecurity in 2023. Food insecurity manifests as a person's uncertainty of accessing sufficient and nutritious food. It is increasingly recognized as a series risk factor for mental health. A recent cross-sectio...
Famine Early Warning System Restarted
Correction & Update: Hunger Notes reported on March 19 about the cancellation of the important, 40-year-old Famine Early Warning System program, created and funded by USAID. While true at the time...
World Hunger Day
May 28 is World Hunger Day, a global initiative to raise awareness about global hunger and inspire action to address food insecurity and malnutrition. World Hunger Day has been celebrating sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty since 2011, and this year targets the importance of "sowing resil...
Book Review: We Fed an Island – the True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time
The book, “We Fed An Island - One Meal at a Time” by Chef Jose Andres (2018, Harper Collins Publisher) describes how the NGO, World Central Kitchen (WCK), reacted to the 2017 Hurricane Maria after it hit Puerto Rico, knocking out power and destroying homes. Several days after the hurricane, Chef...
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