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What do we know about the hunger situation worldwide? Has progress been made or are there any setbacks? Using the Global Hunger Index, the global hunger situation can be calculated and assessed. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger and undernutrition at […]
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World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
Niamey, Niger – The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as “a weapon of war and conflict” at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation. Announcing the prize, […]
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to U.N. World Food Program for efforts to combat hunger
LONDON — The United Nations World Food Program on Friday was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. © Provided by TODAY The body was rewarded for “its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for […]
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize as hunger surges
FILE – In this April 17, 2015 file photo, a national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia. The Norwegian Nobel committee will announce the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday Oct. 9, 2020. The announcement is anticipated as a chance to impart […]
Addressing the problem of hunger and health
Mark A. Mahoney, Guest columnist Published 11:31 a.m. ET Oct. 5, 2020 CLOSE Buy Photo City Commissioner Curtis Richardson along with other volunteers, loads cars with bags of food during a food distribution event organized by Second Harvest of the Big Bend in the parking lot of the Tucker Civic […]
Food Loss & Food Waste: A World Without Hunger Is Also About Protecting Food
Food & Agriculture, Global, Headlines, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Mario Lubetkin is Assistant Director General at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Controlling the loss and waste of food is a crucial factor in reaching the goal of eradicating hunger in the world. […]
Week-long Walk Off Hunger event raises money for local food banks
FeedMore Western New York’s annual fundraiser supports its mission and raises awareness about food insecurity in Western New York. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Every year, FeedMore Western New York holds “Walk Off Hunger,” a fundraiser to support FeedMore’s mission and raise awareness about food insecurity in Western New York. To participate […]
Food Insecurity Activists – Women Fighting Hunger
When COVID-19 came to (all of our) town(s), lives were thrown into a tailspin, and for many, make-or-break questions bubbled up: How will I earn money? How will I pay my bills? How will I feed my family? The questions are basic, but their significance is obvious and the answers […]