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October 30, 2025

50 Years of Food Sovereignty: WhyHunger and FENSUAGRO’s Partnership in Colombia

As WhyHunger celebrates 50 years of building a just, hunger-free world, we also honor FENSUAGRO (Federación Nacional Sindical Unitaria Agropecuaria), Colombia’s largest peasant organization, which is are also marking five decades of grassroots leadership for land reform, rural rights, and food sovereignty. Made up of…

October 12, 2022

The ABCs of Food Justice: J is for Justice

J is for January, but in our world, it’s also for Justice! At Whyhunger, we believe that justice means that everyone has equitable access to…

October 12, 2022

The ABCs of Food Justice: K is for Kinship

As the crisis of capitalism and climate deepens, Indigenous people are leading the way in the defense of Mother Earth and humanity. Through our Global…

October 12, 2022

L is for Land Defenders

L is for Land defenders At WhyHunger, we know that land and the people that own, farm, and work it, are at the center of…

October 4, 2022

White House hunger summit failed to expand ‘right to food’, UN expert says

“State action in particular would help push Congress to adopt a national right to food, said Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, a non-profit organization…

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September 28, 2022

Biden Convenes First White House Hunger Conference in Decades

““I will say it is a very ambitious goal to end hunger by 2030,” Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, a New York-based global organization,…

September 27, 2022

Biden’s strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits

“Noreen Springstead, executive director of the anti-hunger organization WhyHunger, said the whole-of-government nature of the summit will hopefully produce greater alignment across the multiple federal…

September 27, 2022

Applauding Biden Push to End US Hunger, Groups Demand ‘Deeper’ Structural Reforms

“’We know that 50 years of chronic hunger in America demonstrates that this crisis is caused by low wages, worker exploitation along the food chain,…

September 27, 2022

Biden’s hunger and nutrition goals confront November realities

“Noreen Springstead, executive director of anti-hunger organization WhyHunger, is hopeful the conference will produce lasting results, but said unless there is a “massive paradigm shift,”…

September 27, 2022

100 Million Poorest Families Reached – Microcredit Summit Campaign Report

Peter Mann reviews the Microcredit Summit Campaign report.

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