Florida Members of Congress and Leading Nutrition, Agricultural, and Health Experts Convene at Summit to Discuss State’s Efforts to Strengthen Global Food Security and Nutrition
811 million people faced hunger in 2020, according to new estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Growing partnerships: Collaborative action and co-creation of evidence to transform care of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under 6 months and their mothers
Worldwide, an estimated 21.3% of infants under six months (u6m) are wasted, 20.1% are underweight, 17.6% are stunted, and 17.8% are born with a low birth weight. These infants are at higher risk of sickness, death, and poor growth and development. Preventing early-life growth failure is a neglected area of life-course nutrition action that has impeded progress on global targets. Urgent action to transform MAMI care is essential to achieve Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3.
America’s global development and nutrition strategy: A conversation with Rep. Joaquin Castro
Over the past 50 years, the United States has been a leader in global health, reducing preventable child deaths around the world by 56%. Despite these victories, 3.1 million children die from malnutrition in an average year — more than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to dramatically increase rates of malnutrition around the world, with experts predicting that pandemic-related disruptions to food and health systems could cause global malnutrition to rise by up to 50%, as well as ripple effects continuing for years to come. In many parts of the world, malnutrition related to the pandemic is projected to kill more people, especially children, than the pandemic itself.
Launch of the Global Hunger Index
The toxic cocktail of the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and violent conflict is exacerbating an already grim hunger situation in the world. Violent conflicts are becoming increasingly severe and […]
2021 Advocacy Summit: Invest in Children, Transform the Future
This year’s Bread for the World virtual Advocacy Summit will take place on July 12-13, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET) each day. Faithful advocates will gather online to participate in […]
Humanitarian leaders call on global donors to fund nutrition crisis on World Food Day
This World Food Day, we are calling attention to the need to elevate nutrition as a global policy and funding priority, alongside leading development and humanitarian leaders.