Opinions
Aid groups need a major shake-up to meet the challenges of a fractured world
Humanitarian assistance is too siloed, inefficient and expensive to achieve lasting impact for billions of people in need...
In modern Britain, hunger has become normal. That is an outrage
The UK is a rich country, but food poverty is now a daily reality for many families. This is not inevitable, writes Shaista Aziz who is a Labour councillor in Oxford....
The Impact of Global Climate Change on World Hunger
February 27, 2019 When most people think about the effects of climate change, they envisage the polar caps melting. Most do not consider the effects climate change will have on agriculture, and, as a result, world hunger. Here are a few ways in which these changes in climate and temperat...
Sustainable Development Depends on Better Nutrition for All Nations
From cold chains and blockchains – major technological revolutions are on the brink of transforming food systems. While ...
Solving Dietary Issues Through Public Private Partnerships: An Example from the Field
October 19, 2018 Every October, World Food Day is celebrated around the globe. Unfortunately, hunger is increasing, not decreasing. After a period of decline, world hunger is on the rise again. Today, over 820 million people are suffering chronic undernourishment [1]...
Solving Hunger?
October 10, 2018 The good news is that the battle against hunger is slowly but surely being won [1]. Before the stones and arrows start flying my way, I hasten to point out that the progress is not everywhere and it is not all the time. The long-term trends seem ...
12 Things We Can Agree On about Global Poverty
There's a lot of heat on the topic of global poverty, but fundamentally a lot of agreement, too. Here is our attempt at a brief consensus position. We welcome agreement and opposition in the comments section below!...
Overcoming the ‘Double Burden’ of Malnutrition
August 17, 2018 Despite the fact that obesity is often discussed in this country as though it’s an individual failing, mounting evidence illustrates that the United States’ rising obesity epidemic is more likely a societal problem tied to rising economic inequality. Why? Because one ...
Poverty to Early Marriages and Early Marriages to Poverty: The Endless Chain in Rural Communities in Cameroon
July 23, 2018 Child marriage is a violation of child rights, and has a negative impact on physical growth, health, mental and emotional development, and education opportunities. While regional disparities exist, child marriage has significantly decreased from 47 per cent (2006) to 27 per...
Debates About U.S. Food Assistance 2018
June 14, 2018 For more than a decade, a movement to reverse US policies for food aid has built momentum among some analysts and Europeans who have lobbied hard to reform how the United States provides food aid overseas. The arguments have been largely the same for over 15 years, and the...
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