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Trump is courting Generation Z voters – by focusing on men


Trump is courting Generation Z voters – by focusing on men

Donald Trump is trying to win the votes of Generation Z. But he realizes that it may be too little, too late. At the RNC, Generation Z voters explain why they support the Republican Party Millions of young people will cast their first vote in the 2024 presidential election. These voters explain why they support […]

WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces attack its team | Israel-Palestine conflict news


WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces attack its team | Israel-Palestine conflict news

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, it was the first time in the ten-month war that one of their vehicles had been shot at directly near a checkpoint. The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will suspend the movements of its staff in the Gaza Strip “until further notice” after one […]

Israeli evacuation orders push Palestinians into a shrinking “humanitarian zone” where food is scarce


Israeli evacuation orders push Palestinians into a shrinking “humanitarian zone” where food is scarce

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Young girls scream and shove each other in a crush in the southern Gaza Strip as they desperately try to get to the front of the food line. Men hand out rice and chicken as quickly as they can, and entire plates of food fall to the ground in […]

Black August, the journey home to the future and the United Nations


Black August, the journey home to the future and the United Nations

ANGELIQUE WALKER-SMITH Recently, I had the opportunity to take our Bread for the World summer interns to the National Museum of African History and Culture in Washington, DC. I have done this every year for many years and was pleased with the level of interest shown by the interns. Some said this was not their […]

US Food for Peace is critical to American foreign policy | Opinion


US Food for Peace is critical to American foreign policy | Opinion

On 17 June 1963 NewsweekThe cover story of highlighted world hunger and America’s primary tool for fighting hunger: Food for Peace. This noble government humanitarian program sent America’s surplus food abroad to starving countries. Food for Peace became a major part of American foreign policy, offering life and hope to those in need in comparison […]

The world is unlikely to meet its 2030 food target


The world is unlikely to meet its 2030 food target

Progress in tackling global food insecurity and nutritional deficiencies is stagnating and the world is unlikely to meet its global targets by 2030, according to a report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization last week. In the three years between the coronavirus pandemic and 2023, when the report’s data was collected, progress […]

Yemen faces famine as food insecurity among children increases, aid workers say


Yemen faces famine as food insecurity among children increases, aid workers say

Four districts of Yemen are at risk of famine after the number of starving children in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government rose rapidly, according to a report by international aid workers. All 117 districts in government-controlled areas are expected to face “severe” acute malnutrition. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), […]