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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...

World Breastfeeding Week is August 1-7, 2019. Learn why breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival.

The newly released 2019 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report explores the ongoing rise in global hunger in light of economic vulnerability.

The MDRT Foundation celebrates 60 years of charitable partnerships by featuring The Hunger Project’s work to pioneer people-focused strategies around the world.

Suzanne Mayo Frindt, Global President and CEO of The Hunger Project, co-chaired the Forum this year as we celebrated our 35th year of InterAction Forum membership.

At our Spring Gala weekend June 8-9, Hunger Project activists, investors and staff joined together to Courageously Commit to the end of hunger. See photos, videos and highlights from the weekend.

In light of regional progress in the reduction of malaria rates, a major international malaria study was conducted around the Majete wildlife park in southern Malawi between 2014 and 2018. The study went in search of the most effective malaria prevention method. And...

The following is a World Hunger Day op-ed by Hunger Project Global President and CEO Suzanne Mayo Frindt. Read the full World Hunger Day statement here. Today, 821 million people live in chronic hunger worldwide. Hunger is not just about food. Hunger and poverty are...

On World Hunger Day 2019, we highlight the importance of sustainability in ending hunger and poverty with the 821 million chronically hungry in the world. What does sustainability look like in your life?