FAMINE AND HUNGER

Bearak, B. “Why People Still Starve,” New York Times Magazine, 13 July 2003 ...link

Famine – Guardian Unlimited Special Report ...link

Articles and research on contemporary famine

Institute of Development Studies – Ending Famine in the 21st Century project ...link

Articles and working papers from a research programme based on the belief that global eradication of famine is achievable in the foreseeable future. The ultimate objective of this policy-oriented research is to contribute to a new policy agenda for famine prevention.

World Food Programme ...link

The United Nations World Food Programme uses its food to meet emergency needs and support economic & social development. The Agency also provides the logistics support necessary to get food aid to the right people at the right time and in the right place. WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry. Its on-line resources include:

Counting the Hungry...link

An interactive guide that deals with what hunger is, why it exists, where the hungry are and how hunger can be prevented.

Food Procurement Map ...link

An interactive a guide to what the WFP buys and where.

Hunger Map ...link

An interactive guide to hunger in the developing world

Publications ...link

WFP publications on food aid, nutrition, and the relationship between hunger and poverty.