The International Rescue Committee deemed today's hunger crisis “the least reported but most important issue of our time.” The Council's Roger Thurow, author of The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—and the World, outrages and inspires as he explains the injustices of stunting and tells inspirational stories of overcoming hunger on this week’s episode of Deep Dish.
Deep Dish: 1,000 Days of Immeasurable Cost and Irreparable Damage
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#AskIvo: What Happens to Germany after Merkel Is Gone?
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