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Oxfam Report Shows 11 People Are Dying of Hunger Every Minute—Outpacing Covid Fatalities

"To prevent unnecessary deaths and millions more people being pushed to extreme poverty and hunger, governments... must simultaneously build fairer and more sustainable food systems and support social protection programs."
Brett Wilkins ·
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Dear NPR: The Stock Market Is Not the Economy

John Buell ·

Children collect grain spilt on the field from gunny bags that ruptured upon ground impact during a food drop at a village in Ayod County, South Sudan on February 6, 2020. The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises categorized 133,000 people in Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Yemen as being in "catastrophe," meaning that they need immediate action to prevent widespread death and collapse of livelihoods. (Photo: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)

Conflict, Climate Change, and Covid-19 Are Aggravating World Hunger

Alison Kentish ·

In this pre-pandemic photo, children eat lunch in the cafeteria at East Brainerd Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 2, 2019. (Photo: The Washington Post via Getty Images)

'We Cannot Go Backwards': Sanders, Omar Lead Push for Free School Meals Bill

Brett Wilkins ·

Some of the produce I have on hand: squash from last year’s harvest and a sweet potato that both need to be eaten soon, some greens and carrots from this week’s farmer’s market, and beans and peppers from the store. (Photo: Debi Smith)

Not Wasting Food to Save the World

Debi Smith ·

Iman Saleh (with drum) on hunger strike in Washington D.C. to protest the blockade and war against Yemen; seated next to her is Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Hunting in Yemen

"It's not normal for people to live like this," says Iman Saleh, now on her thirteenth day of a hunger strike demanding an end to war in Yemen.

Kathy Kelly ·

Medical personnel check people's temperature on the street as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 on April 5, 2020 on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen.

Yemen Is a Public Health Catastrophe

The country's civilians have been the unwilling participants in a proxy war that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and has left the public health system in shambles.

César Chelala ·

Immigrants staged rally and march for immigrants rights and commemorate death from Covid-19 pandemic on Times Square. Protesters demand equal right for undocumented immigrant workers and commemorate death of undocumented immigrants from Covid-19 disease and requested financial relief the same way as citizen received from government. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

New York to Offer Undocumented Migrants Up to $15,600 in Pandemic Relief

"Today, our work today has been recognized," said one undocumented worker and organizer. "Our dignity has been recognized, and our dignity has been lifted by passing this fund."

Brett Wilkins ·

Hundreds of community members line up early to pick up food boxes at Chelsea Collaborative during their weekly food drive in Chelsea, MA on July 15, 2020. (Photo: Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

It's Time to End the Insanity of Colossal Military Spending and Reallocate Funds to Basic Economic and Social Needs

Imagine what could be achieved if just a portion of the money spent on military expenditures were pooled into a global fund, and redirected towards ending hunger and massively investing in public health systems.

Adam Parsons ·

New Yorkers in need receive free produce, dry goods, and meat at a Food Bank for New York City distribution event at the Barclays Center on July 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images)

'Shocking' April Fools' Day Study Shows 'When Hungry People Obtained More Food, They Were Less Hungry'

"It turns out that people are actually in poverty mostly because they are not paid enough for their work to be able to afford rent, food, and other necessities of living."

Jessica Corbett ·

Volunteers from City harvest distribute food in Harlem on March 28, 2020 in New York City.

Applause as Biden USDA Scraps Trump Bid to Take Food Benefits From More Than a Million People

"Trump's biggest regulatory attack on SNAP is officially dead and buried."

Jake Johnson ·

A Yemeni boy kisses the forehead of a killed child following a reported mortar shell attack on the country's third city of Taiz on February 20, 2021. (Photo: Ahmad al-Basha/AFP via Getty Images)

Quarter of Civilian Casualties From US-Backed, Saudi-Led War in Yemen Were Children

"Children continue to be killed and injured on a near-daily basis," said Xavier Joubert of Save the Children.

Jessica Corbett ·

Gender-related messages are disseminated through an Oxfam Bluetooth audio kit at a tea stall in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps. During the COVID-19 pandemic, while door-to-door visits have been limited, these devices are providing essential information to communities. (Photo: Umme Tamima/Oxfam)

Four Things to Know About How Residents of the World's Largest Refugee Camp Have Braved Covid-19

Women and girls have bore the brunt of the crisis.

Alexandra Kotowski ·

Isn’t the American social safety net supposed to help the vulnerable in times of economic distress? As it happens, at least compared to those of other wealthy countries, it’s been remarkably ineffective. (Photo: Getty/Stock Photo/Catherine Falls Commercial)

How This Country Fails Its Most Vulnerable

A field guide to our threadbare social safety net.

Rajan Menon ·

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) thanked donors and volunteers for their "collective action when people need it most" on Sunday, February 21, 2021. (Photo: Twitter screengrab from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)

NY Democrat 'Better at Being a Texas Senator Than Ted Cruz': AOC Spends Weekend Raising Millions, Delivering Aid

"Charity can't replace policy," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged, "but solidarity is how we'll face climate change and build a better world."

Kenny Stancil ·

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