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UN Women recently released their report on the progress of women, which calls for the transformation of economies to make women’s rights and gender equality a reality. The report, “Progress of the World’s Women: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights," calls for...

From April 27 – May 1, The Hunger Project staff and more than 420 Live Below the Line champions spent a $1.50 a day on food and beverage to change the way people think about extreme poverty and hunger. Staff explain why the took on the challenge.

Hunger Project Board Member and Global Head of Shared Services at Citi Bank, Sheree Stomberg, takes on The Live Below the Line Challenge in support of The Hunger Project. "Will I be able to eat enough to mentally perform at my work, a work that relies on my...

For the Live Below the Line campaign--the challenge where participants spend only $1.50 a day on food and drink for five days to raise funds and awareness for global poverty--The Hunger Project produced a cookbook, which includes recipes from well-known and talented...

The Hunger Project released the Live Below the Line 2015 Cookbook, which features healthy, complete meals for under $1.50 that have been created by Ikea; FIKA Coffee; Abigail Kirsch Catering; award-winning food blogs and more.

April 22 is Earth Day! Celebrate with us and learn what we do to protect and preserve our planet.

What comes to mind when you think of world hunger? For some, the images evoked when asked this question are images that are associated with famine—images of severely malnourished children with bloated stomachs. Famines are indeed critical emergencies and it is...

The Hunger Project co-hosted a multi-stakeholder discussion at the United Nation’s Inter-Governmental Negotiations to discuss specific nutrition indicators and their inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently partnered with the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation to create the No Ceilings:The Full Participation Project, which conducts research and summarizes trends on the status of women over the last 20 years, as...

It has been twenty years since the establishment of the Beijing Declaration--the resolution which sought to create a world where men and women would be created equal.  And while great strides have been made in advancing gender equality laid out in the Declaration, one...

Symon Brewis-Weston, CEO of Sovereign, received the UN Award for Leadership–one of only five CEOs around the world to be recognized for his progressive approach to workplace diversity and community engagement.

The United Nations has declared March 22 International World Water Day. Read more to find out the theme and how you can take action!

The Hunger Project President and CEO, Åsa Skogström Feldt, was invited to speak at a round-table hosted by Electrolux, which focused on how businesses and other parts of society contribute to social and economic development in new growth regions.

Each year the World Bank produces a World Development Report to help development organizations and aid workers enhance the quality of their efforts. The 2015 World Development Report holds new insights into how people make decisions, and provides a framework to help...

On March 22, we recognize World Water Day to raise awareness about water-related issues and call for equal access to life’s most critical resource. #WaterForAll

At a Bihar State Level Convention, elected women representatives and girls demand that government authorities pay attention to their rights as equal citizens in a democracy.

On March 8, 2019, The Hunger Project recognizes International Women’s Day, a day that calls on our global community to take innovative action for equality.

On this, the 70th Anniversary of the Declaration for Human Rights, we celebrate this milestone document and recognize it as a chance for the world to reaffirm a commitment to human rights.

At our Fall Gala weekend October 19-21, more than 300 Hunger Project activists, investors and staff joined together to stand FOR something. See photos, videos and highlights from the weekend.

The world’s most powerful change agents are committed young people who adapt faster and adopt fully. On October 11, celebrate the power the 600 million girls in the world for International Day of the Girl.

We are proud to announce that the Movement for Community-Led Development, launched by The Hunger Project in 2015, has merged with a complementary network of organizations called Locus.

In a new global report, climate change has been identified as a key force behind the ongoing rise in global hunger, with 821 million people now facing undernutrition. Learn how they are linked and what you can do.

This year’s World Breastfeeding Week theme “Foundation for Life” emphasizes the importance of the unique window of opportunity early in a child’s life to shape healthier and more prosperous futures. The right nutrition has a profound impact on a child’s ability to grow, learn, and rise out of poverty.