Feature: Ending World Hunger

Author William Lambers reports on the struggle to fight hunger all over the world. Through interviews with program officials and occasional opinion pieces, he illuminates the importance of school lunch programs and other efforts by NGOs and national governments.

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• Save the Children Starts School Meals for Somali Refugees

  Thousands of residents of Gebo and Bay are now in the Kobe and Hilaweyn refugee camps in Ethiopia depending on relief from aid agencies.

  News by William Lambers — on Feb 12, 2012

• On Digital Learning Day, Think FreeRice

  On Digital Learning Day students and teachers can join the already one million players of FreeRice helping to feed the hungry.

  News by William Lambers — on Jan 31, 2012

• Mauritania School Meals Run Out as Drought, High Prices Strike

  At a time when school feeding should be expanded, in Mauritania it is days away from coming to an end.

  News by William Lambers — on Jan 30, 2012

• How a Silent Guest Can Help Save Hungry Yemen

  At your next meal, you could take in an infant child in Yemen who needs plumpy'nut to prevent deadly malnutrition.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Jan 28, 2012

• Sahel Food Crisis: School Meals Needed in Chad as Hunger Deepens

  Hunger and malnutrition are growing, and the international community needs to act fast to avert a massive humanitarian disaster

  Interview by William Lambers — on Jan 26, 2012

• Fighting Hunger: An Interview with Joodi Archer of Matthew 25: Ministries

  Matthew 25: Ministries is on the front lines taking on the growing hunger crisis in America.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Jan 26, 2012

• Top Foreign Policy Goal for 2012: Feeding the Children of Drought and Conflict

  Feeding the children of "drought and conflict" is the U.S. foreign policy mission for this new year.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Jan 24, 2012

• Building the Future in Ivory Coast with School Meals

  The World Food Programme says that the Ivory Coast school feeding program is only 11 percent funded.

  News by William Lambers — on Jan 21, 2012

• Sahel Food Crisis: Race Against Time to Save Lives

  If the international community does not act now, the Sahel food crisis will get much worse.

  News by William Lambers — on Jan 18, 2012

• Big East Basketball to Shine Light on War-Torn and Hungry Sudan

  Playing for Peace is part of a series of events about Sudan sponsored by Villanova University.

  News by William Lambers — on Jan 16, 2012

• American Epic Highlights War, Peace, and Child Hunger

  Hoover's American Epic in Fighting Hunger is something we can learn from in today's struggle to win peace.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Jan 12, 2012

• Interview: Rajia Sharhan of UNICEF Yemen

  Dr. Sharhan gives us some insight into the challenges facing Yemeni families.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Jan 02, 2012

• Interview: Geert Cappelaere of UNICEF on the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

  Geert Cappelaere of UNICEF discusses the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and how we can take action.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Dec 29, 2011

• Remembering the Horn of Africa this Holiday Season

  Invest in small farmers around the world today to avoid the famine of tomorrow.

  News by William Lambers — on Dec 28, 2011

• This Christmas Feed a Silent Guest and End World Hunger

  This Christmas Eve a company called Edesia will be making packages of plumpy'nut to send to the African nation of Chad.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Dec 24, 2011

• War Horse Set During World War I Era of Hunger and Suffering

  During World War I aid had to be rushed to save children from potentially deadly malnutrition.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Dec 23, 2011

• The Battle of the Bulge and Fighting Global Hunger

  Hunger continues to be the deadly companion of conflict and poverty around the globe.

  News by William Lambers — on Dec 22, 2011

• When Santa, Rudolph, and Eisenhower Took on Global Hunger

  There is no better gift we can give this Christmas or year round than food for the world’s hungry.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Dec 20, 2011

• Food Aid for Tajikistan Held up in Uzbekistan

  food aid has been held in Uzbekistan for over a month when there are hungry people in need in Tajikistan

  News by William Lambers — on Dec 15, 2011

• Plotting the 2012 War Against Hunger in Yemen

  Low funding for WFP Yemen unfolded at the same time food prices increased during political instability

  News by William Lambers — on Dec 08, 2011