Time to Step Up: World Food Day 2021

Every year on October 16, over 150 countries around the world come together to celebrate World Food Day and acknowledge…

World Food Day: Celebrating the Progress and Promise of Feed the Future

Seven Years Later: Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day

This month marks seven years since the 2017 “clearance operation” when Myanmar’s military forces, the Tatmadaw, unleashed waves of violence against Rohingya ethnic minorities in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The conflict triggered the expulsion of over 700,000 Rohingya into neighboring Bangladesh, marking the largest and fastest influx into the country. The U.S. government later determined that these attacks constituted genocide and crimes against humanity.

Haiti Gang Violence Deepens Risk of Food Insecurity

Haiti has seen repetitive crises and instability for decades, characterized by chronic socio-political instability, rampant violence—including sexual and gender-based violence,…

Member Statements: Israeli Forces Open Fire on Palestinians Seeking Food Aid in Gaza

In response to the attacks on Palestinians in Gaza City waiting for food aid, our Members have issued statements. Click…

COP28, Climate-Smart Agriculture & the U.S. Global Food Security Response

The continued disruption of agrifood systems due to climate-change poses significant challenges to global food security. In 2021 alone,…

InterAction Applauds the Passage of the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act

InterAction applauds the recent enactment and final passage of the GFSA through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The overwhelming…

World Water Week Opens Amidst World Water Woes

Water, water every where, Nor any drop to drink. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime…

NGO Call to Action: Our Statement on the Global Food Security Crisis

Right now, 49 million people are at risk of falling into famine. In the next three months, life-threatening hunger…

Joint NGO Statement on Global Food Security and Conflict-Induced Hunger

This week, world leaders will turn their attention to the global hunger crisis in two pivotal events organized by…