Student Resources
Promoting Diagonal Approach for Nutrition
In a new paper by the Center for Global Development (Asti Shafira, Javier Guzman and JM Keller), the problem of siloeing of international support for basic nutrition is critiqued, with recommendations to integrate nutrition in universal health coverage. The authors argue that nutrition is underpr...
American Tariffs Hurt Poorest Nations
Recent tariffs imposed by the U.S. President in 2025 have been much in the news. What has been less reported is how tarrifs more severely affect the poorest nations, with some countries facing tariffs 40% or higher. These high tariffs will cripple some poorer nations' export industries and lead ...
Book Review: How to Feed the World, by Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil has produced an increasing repertoire of books summarizing how humans consume different resources. Over four decades he has visited many topics including food availability and its constraints. His latest 2025 book, "How to Feed the World: T...
David Nabarro, Nutrition Leader, Passed Away
Sir David Nabarro, a distinguished British physician, international civil‑servant, and global health visionary, passed away at his home on July 25, 2...
Social Marketing and Childhood Diets Implications of MAHA in the U.S.
A recent report by Dr. Claudia Parvanta, reviews the implications of the current U.S. Administration's May 2025 "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) report for children's diets and nutritional education in the U.S. Responding to a request from the Social Marketing Quarterly editorial team, the auth...
Hunger Hotspots Report, Summer 2025
Hotspots for elevated hunger and malnutrition during the summer of 2025 were highlighted for Sudan, Gaza, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali in the new report produced by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN, along with the World Food Program, with support from the European Union and the Global...
Early Humans and Plant-based Diets
The latest edition of Science journal (by the American Association for the Advancement of Science) reports that wooden tools from a 300,000-year-old site in Gantangqing (southwest) China demonstrate the importance of plant foods in early hominin (human) diets in a subtropical environment. The jour...
WHES Co-sponsors Roundtable About Aid Toolbox
On June 19, 2025, a roundtable of two dozen experts about how international aid is designed and given will be held, co-organized by the World Hunger Education Service (WHES), the USAID Alumni Association, the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, and George Washington University. In...
World Expo in Osaka Japan Targets Zero Hunger
An exhibit focusing on world hunger has been on display for the past two weeks, ending today, June 15, 2025, at the World Expo in Japan. World Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai is currently taking place in Japan under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. The exhibition ...
Status of McGovern-Dole School Feeding Unclear
In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cancelled most of its existing foreign assistance programs, including those involving overseas school feedings. These projects are referred to as "McGovern-Do...
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