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Thought-provoking articles that deal with hunger and the issues involved in meeting the hunger challenge.
27 January 2013
Principles and Practice for Resilience, Food Security and Nutrition
We are at a tipping point in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. The world is becoming a less predictable and more threatening place for the poorest and most vulnerable. As we grow more interconnected, a range of complex risks, including climate change, environmental degradation, population growth, conflict, and food and fuel price volatility, are exacerbating the challenges faced by vulnerable communities. Unless we protect the world's poorest people and empower them to adapt to change and build robust, adaptable and more prosperous livelihoods, we face a future where every shock becomes an opportunity for hunger and poverty to thrive.
Huffington Post
11 January 2013
U.N. agencies: Stop the suffering in Syria
Editor's note: Three of the United Nations' most senior executives have written a joint opinion piece exclusively for CNN.com. They are Antonio Gutterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees; Ertharin Cousin, the executive director of the World Food Program; and Anthony Lake, executive director of the U.N. Children's Fund or UNICEF.
CNN
14 September 2012
WFP, MasterCard back 'digital food' revolution
Working with MasterCard, WFP is aiming to scale up its “digital food” delivery systems, providing more people with greater opportunities to access the money they need to buy their own food from local shops and markets.
Reuters Alertnet
7 September 2012
Hungry for Investment
Concern over food security is often overshadowed by the euro-zone troubles or other crises, but the issue affects far more people, far more immediately: It is about the daily bread of billions of human beings, and it is time to step up our response. The simple truth is that the world needs more food, and that means more production. (..) The private sector can be the main engine of such growth.
The Wall Street Journal
6 September 2012
In Niger, Preventing Malnutrition During the Hunger Season
During the lean season, WFP is providing special fortified food to prevent malnutrition to close to 1 million children under 2 as well as nursing mothers. (..) “Preventing and treating acute malnutrition is at the core of WFP’s response in the country,” said Darline Raphael, head of WFP’s nutrition unit in Niger. Malnutrition has always been a concern in the country, especially during the lean season.
U.S. Department of State Blog