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Ukraine Crisis: Averting a Global Food Catastrophe

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Global Food for Thought by Ertharin Cousin

Former Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme Ertharin Cousin joins Paul Polman as co-author of this issue of "Becoming Net Positive".

Volunteers distribute food for animals carried by Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at a train station in Krakow, Poland.
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Food and Agriculture

Ertharin Cousin to Serve on New USDA Equity Commission

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US Department of Agriculture
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Ertharin Cousin, a distinguished fellow on global food and agriculture at the Council, has been appointed to the newly created USDA Equity Commission.

Screenshot of Ertharin Cousin speaking at a Council event in front of a blue screen. Food and Agriculture

Time for a National Strategy on Food

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Ertharin Cousin and Dan Glickman write in the Hill how the US economy, public health, and hunger rates all demand a comprehensive plan on food and nutrition.

View down a grocery aisle from the front of an empty grocery cart.
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Food and Agriculture

Hunger is the Deadliest Weapon of War  

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The Unites States must address hunger as an essential element of military and foreign policy, former World Food Programme head Ertharin Cousin explains to host Brian Hanson.

A malnourished girl receives food aid in Yemen
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Food and Agriculture

Hunger Is a Weapon of War. Food Can Help Prevent It.

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Foreign Policy
Ertharin Cousin

As the ongoing conflict in Yemen shows, it’s time to fight starvation not only on humanitarian grounds but as an essential component of military and foreign policy.

Food and Agriculture

Council Congratulates the World Food Programme for Nobel Prize

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The World Food Programme received the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for combating hunger and contributing to peace in conflict-affected areas.

Children in Sierra Leone
Annie Spratt
Food and Agriculture

A Prize-Winning Peace in the Horn of Africa

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Boston University’s Michael Woldemariam and the Council’s Ertharin Cousin join Deep Dish to discuss the strides made so far by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the steps ahead between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Paul Kagame
Global Politics

Ertharin Cousin on Outbreaks, Pandemics, and Epidemics

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Wait Just a Minute

In this episode of Wait Just a Minute, Council distinguished fellow Ertharin Cousin explains the difference between outbreaks, pandemics, and epidemics.

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What Are the Biggest Problems Women Face Today?

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Politico
Ertharin Cousin

Eleven female lawmakers, journalists and scholars weigh in.

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Philanthropist Ertharin Cousin on fighting global food poverty

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Financial Times
Ertharin Cousin

The former UN World Food Programme head is exploring new ways to end world hunger

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