Bread for the World Institute Briefing Papers

Ending Hunger in the United States

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

With effective leadership and the right strategies, the United States could end domestic hunger within 10 years. The nation still has hungry people simply because national, state, and local leaders in government have not made the problem a top priority.

Implementing Nutrition-Sensitive Development: Reaching Consensus

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Currently, there are varying definitions of nutrition-sensitive development. A common definition and measurement methods will facilitate nutrition investments, help coordinate efforts, and gather evidence on how best to improve nutrition through existing pathways.

Intercambio de personas por dinero: Remesas y Repatriación en Centroamérica

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

En parte, los $10 mil millones enviados en remesas anualmente a Centroamérica podrían ser canalizados para apoyar proyectos productivos en comunidades emisoras de migrantes; pero la actual falta de marco político y conocimiento técnico son barreras. Las agencias de desarrollo de los EE.UU. están listas para facilitar los usos productivos de remesas a nivel tanto de política como de programa en cooperación con los gobiernos anfitriones y el sector privado.

Leadership and Teamwork: The U.S. Role in Development

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From the Series: Development Works

The United States has spent much of its 250 years of independence as a leading
industrial nation, and for the past several decades, it has enjoyed “superpower”
status. Today, most Americans see the country as a global leader—it’s part of our
national identity. Opinions vary, though, as to what this type of leadership means
in practice—how it should affect the nation’s actions.

Development Assistance: A Key Part of the Immigration Puzzle

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From the Series: Development Works

This series, Development Works, focuses on effective international development
assistance and why Americans should support it. At first glance, immigration
may seem like a completely unrelated topic, since people tend to think of it
mainly in terms of its impact inside the United States. For most of us, immigration
is less about international policy than about hot-button national, state, and
local political questions. The reality is that it is both a domestic and an international
issue. To make the best decisions as a nation on the complex questions of
immigration policy, we need to see both dimensions. The crux of the missing
international half is “Why do immigrants leave their home country and come to
the United States?”

Scaling Up Global Nutrition: Bolstering U.S. Government Capacity

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

U.S. leadership has helped build a global movement to scale up nutrition, and U.S. health and food security investments have increased nutrition programming. Now is a good time for the U.S. government to assess its resources and capacity to support country-led efforts to scale up nutrition and to adopt systems to sustain momentum and progress on nutrition.

Exchanging People for Money: Remittances and Repatriation in Central America

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras sent home more than $10 billion in remittances in 2011— almost all of it from the United States. Remittances comprised 17 percent of GDP in Honduras, 16 percent in El Salvador, and 10 percent in Guatemala and they dwarf both foreign direct investment and overseas development assistance.

From L’Aquila to Camp David: Sustaining the Momentum on Global Food and Nutrition Security

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In July 2009, G-8 leaders, gathered in L’Aquila, Italy, responded to the global food price crisis. The U.S. proposal to invest significantly more effort and resources in agriculture won support from other donor countries, who committed to providing $22 billion in financing for agriculture and food security over three years. This became known as the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI).

The United States is on track to fulfill its pledges of $3.5 billion, but according to 2011 estimates most donors were falling short. Feed the Future is the United States’ primary contribution to AFSI.

As G-8 president in 2012, the United States has an important opportunity to build on the progress made in the last three years to increase investments in smallholder agriculture and integrate nutrition into agriculture and food security efforts.

Americans Reaching Out

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From the Series: Development Works

Concern for those who are less fortunate is a value that resonates with Americans. Many of us, aware of all we have, are very willing to help people in need. Using common sense, being practical, can be considered an American value as well. A quick “reality check” to be sure the assistance is needed and wanted is important to many people who are motivated to help.

Effective Development Assistance: Now is the Time

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From the Series: Development Works

Bread for the World and other organizations working to end global hunger frequently talk about development assistance and how it can help hungry people overseas. But what exactly is development assistance? And why should we support funding for it when many Americans are facing hard times?