WhyHunger announced today that its annual Hungerthon campaign raised over $1 million for the third year in a row. Funds raised through Hungerthon support innovative community-based solutions to hunger in America, ensuring everyone has access to nutritious food and can build a future free from hunger and food insecurity. “With its roots in radio, Hungerthon remains a Thanksgiving tradition that
20-12-2018
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 led by La Via Campesina. Representing millions of farmers, landless people, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers in 70 countries, this international movement for food sovereignty has fought and lobbied for
17-12-2018
This Op-ed by Alison Cohen and Emily Mattheisen was first published by The Hill. As the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) came to a close in Geneva, the U.S. government was conspicuously absent. When the U.S. pulled out of the UNHRC in late June, it was reminiscent of the petulant child in the sandbox who doesn’t
10-12-2018
It’s that time of year again! As we get ready for the holidays, we’re always on the lookout for the perfect gifts for loved ones. This year, what better way to give than with a gift that also gives back? That’s why we’ve put together our annual WhyHunger Holiday Gift Guide, a collection of 10 unique staff favorites that support
05-12-2018
On October 10th, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security published an update to the “public charge” rule that would force immigrant families to make the decision between invaluable programs supporting food, housing and health and keeping their family together in the U.S. This is not a choice that anybody in the U.S. should have to make. Public benefits belong to
29-11-2018
On October 25th, Hilal Elver, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food released the report, “Agricultural Workers and the Right to Food.” In it, Elver exposes the many barriers to the right to food faced by agricultural workers, who comprise one-third of the world’s workforce. To better understand the report’s findings, WhyHunger’s Alison Cohen moderated a panel to
13-11-2018
New York (November 13, 2018)— WhyHunger — a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world – today released results from its inaugural Hunger Perception Survey. The survey revealed the majority of Americans (89%) think hunger is a solvable problem. While 67% of respondents believe it
13-11-2018
Introduction From resisting displacement to advocating for fishers’ rights, Brazilian fisherfolk have long engaged in actions of resistance to protect their land and communities. In September, two members of WhyHunger’s ally, Movimento de Pescadores e Pescadoras (MPP), or the Movement of Artisanal Fishermen and Fisherwomen, visited the WhyHunger office in New York City. Together, Ormezita Barbosa, the general coordinator for
07-11-2018
Recent hunger stats show that 40 million Americans, including more than 12 million children don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Far too many people, many of them working, struggle to put food on the table and meet their basic needs. Everyone has a right to nutritious food. That’s why for the 33rd year, we’ve just launched our
01-11-2018
New York – October 26, 2018 – The “UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas” was presented in the UN headquarters to the Third Committee of the General Assembly on 25th October. This comes on the back of a nearly two decade long process of consultations and negotiations led by millions of peasants from
26-10-2018
WhyHunger announced today that its annual Hungerthon campaign raised over $1 million for the third year in a row. Funds raised through Hungerthon support innovative community-based solutions to hunger in America, ensuring everyone has access to nutritious food and can build a future free from hunger and food insecurity. “With its roots in radio, Hungerthon remains a Thanksgiving tradition that
20-12-2018
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 led by La Via Campesina. Representing millions of farmers, landless people, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers in 70 countries, this international movement for food sovereignty has fought and lobbied for
17-12-2018
This Op-ed by Alison Cohen and Emily Mattheisen was first published by The Hill. As the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) came to a close in Geneva, the U.S. government was conspicuously absent. When the U.S. pulled out of the UNHRC in late June, it was reminiscent of the petulant child in the sandbox who doesn’t
10-12-2018
It’s that time of year again! As we get ready for the holidays, we’re always on the lookout for the perfect gifts for loved ones. This year, what better way to give than with a gift that also gives back? That’s why we’ve put together our annual WhyHunger Holiday Gift Guide, a collection of 10 unique staff favorites that support
05-12-2018
On October 10th, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security published an update to the “public charge” rule that would force immigrant families to make the decision between invaluable programs supporting food, housing and health and keeping their family together in the U.S. This is not a choice that anybody in the U.S. should have to make. Public benefits belong to
29-11-2018
On October 25th, Hilal Elver, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food released the report, “Agricultural Workers and the Right to Food.” In it, Elver exposes the many barriers to the right to food faced by agricultural workers, who comprise one-third of the world’s workforce. To better understand the report’s findings, WhyHunger’s Alison Cohen moderated a panel to
13-11-2018
New York (November 13, 2018)— WhyHunger — a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world – today released results from its inaugural Hunger Perception Survey. The survey revealed the majority of Americans (89%) think hunger is a solvable problem. While 67% of respondents believe it
13-11-2018
Introduction From resisting displacement to advocating for fishers’ rights, Brazilian fisherfolk have long engaged in actions of resistance to protect their land and communities. In September, two members of WhyHunger’s ally, Movimento de Pescadores e Pescadoras (MPP), or the Movement of Artisanal Fishermen and Fisherwomen, visited the WhyHunger office in New York City. Together, Ormezita Barbosa, the general coordinator for
07-11-2018
Recent hunger stats show that 40 million Americans, including more than 12 million children don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Far too many people, many of them working, struggle to put food on the table and meet their basic needs. Everyone has a right to nutritious food. That’s why for the 33rd year, we’ve just launched our
01-11-2018
New York – October 26, 2018 – The “UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas” was presented in the UN headquarters to the Third Committee of the General Assembly on 25th October. This comes on the back of a nearly two decade long process of consultations and negotiations led by millions of peasants from
26-10-2018