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September 8, 2025

WhyHunger Calls for Action to Uphold Human Right to Food in Response to Famine

Tuesday, September 9 – In response to UN-designated famine in Gaza and Sudan, Jenique Jones, Executive Director of WhyHunger – a nonprofit working to end world hunger and the injustices that cause it – issued the following statement: “For 50 years, WhyHunger has worked to…

May 28, 2021

Unprecedented Times and the Right to Food in the U.S.: Food Security During COVID (Pt. III)

by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course…

May 27, 2021

Group find new ways to get produce to food-insecure neighborhoods

Watch the video: By some estimates, four out of five Americans are one paycheck away from needing to rely on a food bank. Alison Cohen…

May 26, 2021

Unprecedented Times and the Right to Food in the U.S.: Food Security During COVID (Pt. II)

by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course…

May 25, 2021

Study: Food Banks Embrace Need for Fair-Wage Advocacy

Even before Covid exposed the precarious nature of many families’ food budgets, hunger relief organizations were beginning to realize they needed to do more than…

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May 24, 2021

Unprecedented Times and the Right to Food in the U.S.: Food Security During COVID (Pt. I)

by Romy Felsen-Parsons *This series reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and the right to food throughout the course…

May 14, 2021

The Indigenous Fight is A Fight for Climate Justice: The Struggle of the Ngäbe-Buglé Peoples to Protect Its Culture and Wellbeing

by Betty Fermin & Kristen Wyman Lee el articulo en español abajo The rights of Indigenous peoples and the fight for climate justice are inextricably…

May 13, 2021

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WhyHunger Calls for Action to Uphold Human Right to Food in Response to Famine