Citi Foundation Global Innovation Challenge will support 500 women and men from three Indigenous communities in Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico to establish community-led businesses.
Poverty
Systems Transformation Needed to Reach SDGs: THP at UNGA78
We need to accelerate progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It cannot be more of the same—it is time to transform the systems of inequity that are preventing us from reaching the SDGs. A short and exciting sentence to entice people to read this post.
The Sustainable End of Hunger Happens Locally, New UN Report Released
783 million people are living in hunger. Strategic, locally-led systems hold the answer.
Women Deliver 2023: Ending Hunger Starts with Women
The Hunger Project is a proud sponsor of WomenDeliver 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda in July and we are hard at work ensuring that our values of equity, self-reliance and dignity are reflected.
The Future Is Calling: Highlights from Our 2022 Fall Event
On October 15, 2022, Hunger Project activists, investors and staff came together to end hunger at the 2022 Fall Event: The Future is Calling.
Sharing Our 2022-2027 Strategic Framework
Our 2022 Strategic Framework is more than a high-level goal, it’s a framework for a commitment made by our organization to thoughtfully and strategically carry out programming worldwide.
With 828 Million Living in Hunger, UN Calls for Reimagined Food Systems
With 828 million people living in hunger in 2021, our current rate of progress will not end hunger by 2030. Policies that prioritize local food systems can reduce the cost of a healthy diet. Learn how.
SOFI 2021: Pandemic Causing Hunger Crisis, Says New Report
Our current rate of progress will not be enough to end hunger by 2030. This is why we need to implement a bold, healthy food systems focused approach.
Community-Led Development at 2017 InterAction Forum
The Hunger Project’s Executive Vice President, John Coonrod, recently moderated a panel discussion on community-led development (CLD) during the annual InterAction Forum that took place in Washington, DC from June 20-22, 2017. The panel, titled “Leaving No Voice...
2017 Global Food Policy Report: Rapid Urbanization is Critical Issue for Addressing Hunger
On March 23, 2017, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) released the 2017 Global Food Policy Report. The Report provides an analysis of food policy around the world, and its impact on reducing hunger and poverty. In this 6th annual report, IFPRI...
World Hunger Falls; 805 Million Still Hungry
The 2014 State of Food Insecurity in the World Released The United Nations 2014 State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI 2014) Report, issued on Sept. 16, 2014, shows that global hunger is declining and important progress in eradicating hunger has been made....
Past, Present and Future: New IFPRI Report Frames Past Achievements and New Challenges for a Post-2015 Agenda
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) recently released its 2013 Global Food Policy Report. The Report outlines recent achievements, goals, and challenges in food policy amidst the impending Post-2015 Agenda. Significant strides have been made in...
A Working Framework for 2030: Sustainable Development Goals
We are pleased to announce that The UN Open Working Group has released its Draft of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the Post 2015 Agenda. As an organization that is dedicated to a holistic and integrated approach to end world hunger, we were excited to...
University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Take on Live Below the Line
The Hunger Project joined a massive global awareness and fundraising campaign called Live Below the Line, which challenges thousands of people to live below the global poverty line by spending $1.50 a day on food and beverage for five days. From April 28-May 2, The...
Celebrate World Hunger Day 2014!
Join The Hunger Project family in celebrating our fourth annual World Hunger Day on Wednesday, May 28, 2014! World Hunger Day, launched by The Hunger Project-UK in 2011, aims to inspire people all over the world to show their solidarity and support for the women, men...
Building Resilience through Local Capacity
Over the past week, hundreds of experts, policy makers and practitioners attended major conferences on resilience – the ability of people, communities, nations and the global system to predict, prevent and bounce back from shocks. A conference, in Montpellier,...
Gaining Perspective through Live Below the Line
From April 28-May 2, The Hunger Project staff and over 220 Live Below the Line champions spent $1.50 a day on food and beverage for five days to change the way people think about extreme poverty – all while supporting our work in villages worldwide. Shivani...
Global Week of Action: Vote for the World You Want
Vote today in the United Nations global vote, and say this is MY World. MY World is a United Nations global survey for citizens. The goal of the survey is to capture people’s voices, priorities and views, so world leaders can be informed as they begin the process of...
Changing Mindsets, Empowering People
Hunger Project Executive Vice President John Coonrod recently spoke with Let’s Talk (a blog hosted by the World Bank’s Chief Economist) team as part of the launch of the World Bank’s upcoming World Development Report on "mind and culture." The World Bank annually...
In the Spirit of Earth Day, Join Live Below the Line!
Each year, Earth Day calls for global citizens to examine their impact on the environment and learn new (or more) ways to be environmentally friendly. Here at The Hunger Project, we believe everything is connected and that — hunger is inextricably linked to a nexus of...
The Hunger Project-Mexico selected as a grantee of Citi Foundation’s first-ever Global Innovation Challenge
Citi Foundation Global Innovation Challenge will support 500 women and men from three Indigenous communities in Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico to establish community-led businesses.
Systems Transformation Needed to Reach SDGs: THP at UNGA78
We need to accelerate progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It cannot be more of the same—it is time to transform the systems of inequity that are preventing us from reaching the SDGs. A short and exciting sentence to entice people to read this post.
The Sustainable End of Hunger Happens Locally, New UN Report Released
783 million people are living in hunger. Strategic, locally-led systems hold the answer.
Women Deliver 2023: Ending Hunger Starts with Women
The Hunger Project is a proud sponsor of WomenDeliver 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda in July and we are hard at work ensuring that our values of equity, self-reliance and dignity are reflected.
The Future Is Calling: Highlights from Our 2022 Fall Event
On October 15, 2022, Hunger Project activists, investors and staff came together to end hunger at the 2022 Fall Event: The Future is Calling.
Sharing Our 2022-2027 Strategic Framework
Our 2022 Strategic Framework is more than a high-level goal, it’s a framework for a commitment made by our organization to thoughtfully and strategically carry out programming worldwide.
With 828 Million Living in Hunger, UN Calls for Reimagined Food Systems
With 828 million people living in hunger in 2021, our current rate of progress will not end hunger by 2030. Policies that prioritize local food systems can reduce the cost of a healthy diet. Learn how.
SOFI 2021: Pandemic Causing Hunger Crisis, Says New Report
Our current rate of progress will not be enough to end hunger by 2030. This is why we need to implement a bold, healthy food systems focused approach.
Community-Led Development at 2017 InterAction Forum
The Hunger Project’s Executive Vice President, John Coonrod, recently moderated a panel discussion on community-led development (CLD) during the annual InterAction Forum that took place in Washington, DC from June 20-22, 2017. The panel, titled “Leaving No Voice...