Historic Moment! United Nations General Assembly Adopts the Declaration on the Rights to Peasants
Reported by Alison Cohen and Colin Lawton For the past 2 months, #PeasantRightsNow has been…
Highlighted Blogs
Food Insecurity: A Denial of Human Rights
This Op-ed by Alison Cohen and Emily Mattheisen was first published by The Hill. As the…
WhyHunger’s 2018 Holiday Gift Guide
It’s that time of year again! As we get ready for the holidays, we’re always…
Oppose the New “Public Charge” Rule
On October 10th, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security published an update to the “public…
Recap: Panel Discussion on New U.N. Report “Agricultural Workers and the Right to Food”
On October 25th, Hilal Elver, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food released…
The Struggle Continues: MPP and the Brazilian Fisherfolk Advance the Right to Food
Introduction From resisting displacement to advocating for fishers’ rights, Brazilian fisherfolk have long engaged in…
WhyHunger 33rd Hungerthon Campaign Launches Today and You Can Help
Recent hunger stats show that 40 million Americans, including more than 12 million children don’t…
Press Release: Peasants’ Rights Declaration presented before the UN General Assembly
New York – October 26, 2018 – The “UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and…
Chapin Awards Gala Celebrates Music and Social Justice
The annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York…
2018 Food Sovereignty Prize: Honoring the Work of Grassroots Movements Working at the Intersection of Climate Justice, Food Production and Democracy
Each year, since 1986, the World Food Prize is awarded for a “specific, exceptionally significant,…