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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• Josette Sheeran of WFP Ranked 30th Most Powerful Woman by Forbes

  Sheeran has emerged in recent years as the lead "food ambassador" in the struggle to fight global hunger.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 25, 2011

• Post-Conflict Ivory Coast: An Interview with Annie Bodmer-Roy of Save the Children

  Annie Bodmer-Roy of Save the Children talks about the post-conflict reconstruction in the Ivory Coast.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 25, 2011

• Could Yemen be the Next Somalia?

  Now is the time for this intervention in Yemen, rather than waiting till we have an epic-scale humanitarian disaster.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Aug 22, 2011

• Humanitarian Aid Needed Long After Guns Fall Silent

  Humanitarian aid is still needed even long after the guns fall silent in a war zone.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Aug 20, 2011

• Haiti: Keeping Focused on Fighting Hunger

  The media spotlight may have moved on from Haiti, but the tremendous need is still very much present.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 19, 2011

• Somali Child: I Just Want to Go to School Again

  In responding to the drought in East Africa it's vital to ensure that all children can receive school meals and an education.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 18, 2011

• Interview: Catholic Relief Services in Afghanistan

  It is the war against poverty in Afghanistan which is often overlooked.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 15, 2011

• East Africa Famine: An Interview with Laura Sheahen and Sara A. Fajardo of Catholic Relief Services

  CRS is one of the aid groups in a race to save lives in East Africa.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 13, 2011

• Canada Fighting Famine from World War II to East Africa

  The "Great Commonwealth of the North" is once again called upon to save lives and master a famine.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Aug 08, 2011

• Crisis in Yemen: Children Suffering from Malnutrition

  All it takes is for a few in power to decide to take action to save the children and save Yemen.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 06, 2011

• Where is Hope and Famine Relief for East Africa?

  The victims of drought and famine in East Africa need help. They need food. They need hope.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Aug 03, 2011

• School Meals Lifeline At Risk in Drought-Ravaged Kenya

  Now is the time to act to keep an already tragic situation from becoming much worse.

  News by William Lambers — on Aug 02, 2011

• Mastering the Famine in East Africa

  Let's start moving our own Friendship Train to help the hungry overseas, and master the current famine.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Aug 01, 2011

• 1000 Days of Peril in Yemen: The Children Must Be Fed

  For a newborn child in Yemen the greatest danger lies in lack of nutrition.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 27, 2011

• Rapidly Deteriorating Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

  Senator Robert Casey (PA) says, "we must be prepared to address a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis" in Yemen.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 25, 2011

• The Korean War: Humanitarian Heroes Fighting Hunger

  Nothing should ever be forgotten about the humanitarian who saved and the changed the lives of a generation in Korea.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 25, 2011

• Catholic Relief Services Issues Appeal to Save Starving People in East Africa

  Catholic Relief Services warns the situation in East Africa is dire and lives are at stake.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 22, 2011

• Same Planet, Two Different Worlds

  The one world where food is plentiful can rescue the other where food is practically nonexistent.

  Opinion by William Lambers — on Jul 20, 2011

• Afghanistan: Drought, Low Funding Create Perfect Storm of Hunger

  The perfect storm of hunger, malnutrition, and possible famine is taking shape in Afghanistan.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 18, 2011

• Hear the Pleas of the Sick and Starving in East Africa

  America can lead the world in responding to the cries of the starving and sick in East Africa.

  News by William Lambers — on Jul 18, 2011