PODCAST: People Are Starving

by Brian Hansen & Alesha Black

In the worst humanitarian crisis in seven decades, 20 million people face famine in South Sudan, northeast Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen. On this week’s Deep Dish, Alesha Black, director of the Council’s Global Food and Agriculture Program, talks to Brian Hanson about the causes and reactions to this international emergency. Black also reflects on the long-term implications of famine on Global Food for Thought.

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  • About WHES & Hunger Notes
    For the past 40 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
    • Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
    • Advance comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the world food problem
    • Facilitate communication and networking among those who are working for solutions
    • Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.