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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• House Plan Eliminates Free School Meals for Nearly 300,000 Children

  The cuts to food stamps would also mean that "nearly 300,000 children would lose their free school meals."

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 16, 2012

• The Power of Film and Ending Child Hunger

  If every nation had a comprehensive school lunch program, we could drastically reduce child hunger and poverty.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 13, 2012

• The Final Olympic Event: The Global Hunger Summit

  This Sunday in London the starving peoples of the world are hoping the Olympic spirit can come to their aid.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 10, 2012

• Special Food Can Save Malnourished Children in Yemen

  A full supply of supplementary plumpy for children in Yemen would provide the nation a break from the malnutrition storm.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 09, 2012

• Fight Global Hunger While Preparing for the SAT with Freerice

  If you use Freerice.com to prepare for the SAT test you can help donate grains of rice to the UN World Food Programme.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 07, 2012

• Freestore, Public Library Seek to Escalate Fight Against Child Hunger in Cincinnati

  The Cincinnati Freestore Foodbank and the Cincinnati Public Library each want to expand child feeding programs throughout the city.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 03, 2012

• Backpacks Fight Hunger in America

  The Cincinnati Public Library says a plan to give children backpacks of food for weekends is off to an excellent start.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 01, 2012

• Let's Get the Map Out to End Global Hunger

  Humanitarian aid groups are calling on the United States to adopt the Roadmap to End Global Hunger.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 30, 2012

• Budget Cuts by Congress Would Impact Hungry South Sudan

  Efforts at demilitarizing the border and resolving the dispute over oil revenues need to be reinforced with food for peace.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 16, 2012

• Unrest and Funding Shortages Threaten Yemen School Feeding

  The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been unable to fulfill its school feeding plan for Yemeni children for several years.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 10, 2012

• Olympic Torchbearer: Games Can Highlight Global Hunger Crisis

  Vadsana Sinthavong talks about her mission trying to end global hunger and how she thinks the Olympics can play a role.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Jul 06, 2012

• The Challenge of Getting Food to Afghan Schoolchildren

  What's at stake is the future of every Afghan child as well as their country.

  News by William Lambers — on Jun 25, 2012

• Eisenhower Believed Allied Victory Was Inspiration for Fighting Global Hunger

  If America has enough resolve to battle world hunger, we can take the greatest step there is toward world peace.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Jun 24, 2012

• Norwegian Charity Says More Aid Needed for Somali Refugee Children

  A year later the plight of the children of the Somalia famine is largely unknown to the world.

  News by William Lambers — on Jun 24, 2012

• Obama, Romney, Clooney, and an Invisible Guest

  Today let's have a break from excessive political fundraising and have our political leaders come together to benefit humanity instead.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Jun 14, 2012

• UN, Save the Children Start Famine Relief Funds for West Africa

  The World Food Programme has warned for months that the hunger crisis in West Africa could reach epic proportions this summer.

  News by William Lambers — on May 29, 2012

• This Memorial Day You Can Save a Life In Famine-Threatened West Africa

  This Memorial Day is a time a time when people can rally to save the lives of millions of people threatened by famine.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on May 27, 2012

• Famine in Niger: Silent Guest Donations Needed to Feed Starving Children

  Tonight at dinner imagine having one of the children in Niger as your guest.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on May 20, 2012

• This Day in History in the Fight Against Global Hunger

  As President Obama is set to make a speech about today's global hunger crisis, it helps to look back on this day in history.

  News by William Lambers — on May 17, 2012

• President Obama to Make Speech About Global Hunger Crisis

  The challenge facing President Obama is to rally support for fighting global hunger.

  News by William Lambers — on May 16, 2012