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On Digital Learning Day, think FreeRice

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:27:34 +0000

This Wednesday, February 1, is the first ever National Digital Learning Day. It's a chance to showcase the innovation taking place in classrooms through internet technology and digital media.One online tool helps students learn and also feeds...

Mauritania school meals run out as drought, high prices strike

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:37:29 +0000

The hunger emergency in the Sahel region of Africa is fast escalating. Drought and high food prices are taking their toll among millions of already impoverished people across several nations.Mauritania is one of the countries trapped in this...

How a silent guest can help save hungry Yemen

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:28:46 +0000

In a letter to the New York Times last February, I wrote about an emergency safety net plan to feed millions of hungry Yemenis suffering from high food prices.Since that time, child malnutrition in some parts of Yemen has...

Sahel food crisis: school meals needed in Chad as hunger deepens

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:46:35 +0000

The African nation of Chad is in the middle of a hunger crisis as drought has struck, ruining the country's food supply. Chad is part of the Sahel region of Africa which in recent months has seen poor...

Fighting hunger: an interview with Joodi Archer of Matthew 25: Ministries

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:20:47 +0000

Cincinnati, Ohio has historically been at the forefront of the fight against hunger, this tradition starting with "penny lunch" programs in the early 1900s and more recently with universal free breakfast for public schools.Since its...

Top foreign policy goal for 2012: feeding the children of drought and conflict

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:13:25 +0000

As the State of the Union is upon us for 2012, let's look briefly at history to tell us what should be atop the foreign policy agenda.When the fighting of World War One came to an end...

Building the future in Ivory Coast with school meals

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:16:19 +0000

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to the Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) this week and spoke of hope for the future. Hope was something not often talked about when this African nation was embroiled in violence last...

WFP receives major contribution from Germany to fight hunger in Yemen

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:12:08 +0000

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) recently received a 31 million dollar donation from Germany for its hunger relief mission in Yemen. WFP relies on voluntary donations from the international community.During 2011, as food prices escalated in Yemen...

Sahel food crisis: race against time to save lives

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:37:43 +0000

In the Sahel region of Africa millions of people are caught in a severe hunger crisis. Niger, Mauritania, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali are primarily the countries affected right now.Drought has reduced food production, and high prices reign over...

Big East basketball to shine light on war-torn and hungry Sudan

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:40:26 +0000

This Wednesday, when Villanova University squares off against Seton Hall, you can expect another competitive Big East Conference basketball game. This game will differ from others in that it will seek to build support for Peace in Sudan.Villanova...

American Epic highlights war, peace, and child hunger

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:25:17 +0000

Herbert Hoover's book American Epic Volume Four gives a country-by-country breakdown of the siege of hunger after World War II. Detailed reports reveal the crisis of child hunger and the desperate race to find solutions...

Interview: Rajia Sharhan of UNICEF Yemen

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:03:52 +0000

In my interview with Geert Cappelaere of UNICEF, we see the widescale crisis of child health and malnutrition in Yemen. Dr. Rajia Sharhan witnesses this crisis unfold daily as a nutrition specialist for UNICEF Yemen.Dr...

NFL players raising awareness of famine, war and drought in East Africa

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:19:45 +0000

The NFL playoffs are about to start, but just recently players from rival squads came together to form their own team to tackle famine in East Africa. The players filmed a series of public service announcements to...

UNICEF starts relief fund for children in Yemen

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:53:07 +0000

UNICEF USA has started a relief fund to help the suffering children of Yemen. You can donate to the fund here. Children are suffering the effects of malnutrition and displacement after a year of political instability, as well...

Interview: Geert Cappelaere of UNICEF on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:17:49 +0000

Most of the spotlight on Yemen is focusing on whether embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh should be given medical treatment in the United States. Tragically lost in this debate are millions of Yemenis who are suffering from hunger, malnutrition...

Remembering the Horn of Africa this holiday season

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:21:57 +0000

President Obama issued a statement last week thanking Americans who had donated to relief efforts in the Horn of Africa this year. He also cautioned that much more needs to be done to overcome the humanitarian tragedy of 2011.Obama...

WFP ambassador Drew Brees sets NFL passing record

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:12:09 +0000

Ambassador Against Hunger, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, set an NFL record last night for most passing yards in a season. Brees broke the record of 5,084 yards held by Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan...

This Christmas feed a silent guest and end world hunger

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:12:31 +0000

Imagine if every person gave a gift this Christmas to a "silent guest," one of the world's hungry. During Christmas 1947, Americans did just that, continuing the successful "silent guest" program started in Thanksgiving...

War Horse set during World War I era of hunger and suffering

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:16:34 +0000

A new movie called War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg, opens this Christmas. The film is set during World War I, what actress Emily Watson vividly describes as the useless slaughter of so many young men. (see her interview with...

The Battle of the Bulge and fighting global hunger

William Lambers, Global Hunger Examiner — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:39:19 +0000

It was December, 1944 when the Battle of the Bulge started in World War II. Germany launched its last big offensive against the surging allied armies which had landed in Europe on D-Day. While this massive battle unfolded, another...