By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger, and Denisse Córdova Montes, University of Miami Human Rights Clinic The right to adequate food and nutrition is both a
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COVID-19 And the Right to Food: Exploring the Emergence of a Global Solidarity Alliance for Food, Health and Social Justice
Alison Cohen
#RightsNotCharity Around the world, COVID-19 is shaking the foundation of our globalized economic system to its core. The “richest” countries in the world are staring
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“We are the sea!” Traditional Fisherfolk in Indonesia: Protecting the Ocean as a Source of Life
Alison Cohen
Aquamarine, crystal clear water as far as the eye can see. White sand beaches littered with nothing more than perfectly formed cowrie shells and the
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Report on the State of the Right to Food and Nutrition 2019: The Stories Behind the Numbers
Alison Cohen
WhyHunger has joined with social movements, frontline organizations and advocates around the world to call for the universal right to nutritious food. Three years ago, WhyHunger
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At a Crossroads in the UK: Can charity and social justice co-exist in the response to food poverty? By Alison Cohen
Alison Cohen
By Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger “In the past five years in the UK, we have seen a steep rise in the number
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Historic Moment! United Nations General Assembly Adopts the Declaration on the Rights to Peasants
Alison Cohen
Reported by Alison Cohen and Colin Lawton For the past 2 months, #PeasantRightsNow has been the focal point of a delegation from across the globe
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2018 Food Sovereignty Prize: Honoring the Work of Grassroots Movements Working at the Intersection of Climate Justice, Food Production and Democracy
Alison Cohen
Each year, since 1986, the World Food Prize is awarded for a “specific, exceptionally significant, individual achievement” which has resulted in thousands of people getting
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The 2018 Farm Bill Is a Crisis of Democracy
Alison Cohen
This is an Op-ed first published by The Hill. The social contract between our government and its people is hanging on by a thread. If
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Puerto Rico’s Revival Depends on Empowering Small-Scale Farmers
Alison Cohen
This post was originally published in EcoWatch. Houses without roofs and trees without leaves is all the eyes could see in the week following the
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The Struggle for the Right to Food and Nutrition Has No Borders: WhyHunger joins the Global Network on the Right to Food and Nutrition
Alison Cohen
WhyHunger is a proud, new member of the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition (GNRtFN) and we were present when GNRtFN held
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