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Hunger in the News
Stay updated with the latest news and insights to fight hunger.Most Recent
Anti-Hunger Organizations
Poetry & Hunger
The growing anti-hunger nonprofit Poetry X Hunger was founded in 2017 by Dr. Hiram Larew who is a retired director of international programs at the US Department of Agriculture and a poet. It operates as a component fund of Chesapeake Charities, ...
Asia
Paul Ehrlich, Who Warned of Famines, Passes Away
Scientist, educator and global citizen, Paul Ehrlich passed away at the age of 93 on March 13, 2026. As professor from 1959 to 2016 at Stanford University, he sponsored the first course offered about international hunger and life-saving aid, cons...
Agriculture & Nutrition
Fertilizer Prices and Hunger Increase from Middle East War
Malnutrition rates are likely to increase worldwide due to fertilizers becoming less available. The primary driver for significant increases in fertilizer prices is the disruption of nitrogen and phosphate production from the current war in the M...
Asia
Debate over Child Malnutrition in Gujarat, India
In his book Development as Freedom, Nobel-prize winning scholar Amartya Sen wrote that “no famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy,” tying that claim to ...
Asia
Increased Hunger and Conflict in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is currently facing a severe food insecurity crisis driven by several compounding factors. According to the UNHCR, in 2025, both Pakistan and Iran tightened their migration policies, forcing large numbers of Afghan refugees to return to...
Uncategorized
Foreclosures of American Farms Increase
Farm bankruptcies in the United States increased during the last year, with Chapter 12 filings rising 46% to 315, up from 216 in 2024. Regional Hotspots: The Midwest and Southeast accounted for over two-thirds of all filings, with states like Ark...
Africa
In Memoriam: Arthur Eugene 'Gene' Dewey, A Life of Service and Compassion
Gene Dewey, who passed away on February 22nd, was one of the great humanitarian leaders of his generation, inspiring many people and managing to move food and relief supplies to needed areas over the course of several d...
Global
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 usin...
Global
Food Fortification Efficiently Prevents Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency
A new analysis of food fortification programs finds that the fortification of consumer foods is cost-effective in the majority of contexts in reducing deficiency diseases of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). The findings are available online,...
Middle East
Threat of Child Malnutrition in Iran Amid U.S.–Iran Conflict
The U.S.–Iran war that began today, 28 February 2026, threatens to sharply worsen malnutrition among children under five in low-income urban neighborhoods of strike zones (Tehran, Isfahan, Kermanshah) and in rural border provinces (e....
Africa
Low Height-for-Age Malnutrition Examined in the North of Rwanda
A study published this month, February 2026, about long-term malnutrition, measured by the degree of a child's stunting (low height for age) in Rwanda found that despite economic progress, low growth rates were found in 27% of children in northern ar...
Anti-Hunger Organizations
Concern for Sudan
World Hunger Education Service made its annual anti-hunger award, including our recommendation and a cash grant to Concern Worldwide for its food and nutrition assistanc...
Anti-Hunger Organizations
HOPE in Gaza
Project HOPE is the recipient of a donation by the World Hunger Education Service (WHES), a non-profit dedicated to educating the public about solving hunger which selected Project Hope to highlight and affirm its excelle...
Anti-Hunger Organizations
"11.5: Edge of Life" Campaign Targets to Reduce Deaths from Severe Wasting Malnutrition
A new global initiative to treat children with severe, wasting (short term) malnutrition was announced this past week by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates. The global campaign is called "The 11.5: E...
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Food Fortification Efficiently Prevents Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency
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Less Foreign Aid, More Climate Risk-The Massive Costs of Gutting USAID
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Scoop: State Department ends support for some food security programs
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Lesson Plans on Hunger and Food Insecurity
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Agriculture & Nutrition
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A Troubling Forecast: Early Warning Systems Signal Deepening Global Hunger in 2026
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Classic Publication from 1995: Bittersweet Harvests, by Ann Thrupp
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The Regenerative Agriculture Solution – a Review
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Book Reviews
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Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food and Our Future
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Essentials of Public Health Communication: A Valuable Book and Curricula
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Book Classic: The Challenge of Famine, Recent Experience and Lessons Learned by John Osgood Field
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Classic Publication from 1995: Bittersweet Harvests, by Ann Thrupp
On Resilience
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Food Insecurity Impairs Resilience and Elevates Distress in Young Adults
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Book Review: We Fed an Island – the True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time
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USAID Adds Value in Disaster Response, Says Former Hunger Notes Chair
by Peter Morris, Retired USAID Disaster Leader
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