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Men often fall outside of gendered stereotypes of food assistance programs, failing to reflect nuanced experiences of hunger in the United States.

A recent survey among Hong Kong residents shows that they're dissatisfied with the actions of the police and support an independent investigation into the protest's origins and potential police abuse.

Scott MacMillan recalls 2015 World Food Prize winner Fazle Hasan Abed's legacy and its impact on food security.

Nonresident Fellow Sascha Haselmayer discusses his new book, which synthesizes the lessons he learned from his work with cities, governments, and NGOs.

How the Chicago Council on Global Affairs is handling the stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This Earth Day, one plant breeder reflects on the food security promise of innovative biotechnology and how it has been misunderstood.

Check out our weekly round up of the top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Women and girls make up 60 percent of the world’s chronically hungry population and are 10 percent more likely than men to experience food insecurity.

This essay appears in the book The End of Hunger edited by Jenny Eaton Dyer and Cathleen Falsani.

Rob Paral discusses the state of Illinois and Greater Chicago area leading by example on immigrant inclusion and legal policies.

Fundamental issues in food assistance programs exclude the disability community and people requiring culturally relevant foods.

As the historical gathering point of people from different origins, cities are a key nexus of immigration policy implementation and innovative experimentation.

The Council’s Katelyn Jones examines women in science and the gender dimensions of agriculture.

Erin Sweeney provides guest commentary on food, agriculture, and forestry in Southeast Asia.

As President Biden heads to the UN climate summit, one Senator has gutted his plans for clean energy reform.

Check out our weekly round up of the top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Food insecurity plays a critical and complex role in Myanmar's current political turmoil, and has played a similar role in uprisings of the past.

While the water footprint of livestock is substantive, the cost of that footprint is far from straightforward.

Polling shows the Swedish public is keenly aware of the threat posed by Russia and favors a strong policy response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Robert Paarlberg challenges the UN to look beyond food access to food excess and the health issues that accompany it.

Although Midwesterners differ slightly from the general population in their views of international trade, Midwesterners without postsecondary education are more suspicious.

While younger Americans are most concerned about climate change, pluralities of each generation are ready to take action to prevent it.

We’re sharing Moments of Impact, stories of members of our community being inspired to think differently or act boldly to improve the world.

The Council’s Karl Friedhoff shares a Gallup Korea Survey which shows South Korean President Moon Jae-in's popularity in decline.

But public opinion has likely shifted following Hamas' attacks on Israel.

Around the world, cities continue to protect the basic human rights of vulnerable populations in the face of fierce opposition from national governments.

Our weekly round up of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Community and family gardens provide the foundation for Native Food Sovereignty, and allow the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to reclaim their local food system.

Accounting for neighborhood characteristics can help remove barriers to SNAP enrollment.

Our weekly roundup of the top news in food, agriculture, and global development.

The inclusion of gender mainstreaming in agricultural AI can help reduce gender inequity for female smallholder farmers.

USAID announces sweeping changes toward localization addressing questions about the efficacy of development programming modalities.

We share our top picks for books to read in the weeks ahead that delve into what sort of world might emerge when the pandemic has passed.

As the new administration deemphasizes global engagement, sister cities such as Chicago and Mexico City show walls can't destroy the bridges cities have built.

While coronavirus restrictions are being incrementally removed in certain countries, some people are feeling concern at returning to the activities that had characterized their pre-pandemic lives.

Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia each lose about 11 percent of GDP annually. In our global economy, a stunted child anywhere becomes a stunted child everywhere.

While Americans continue a culture war on the necessity and effectiveness of masks, one-quarter of the South Korean public is ready to wear them indefinitely.

Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

Roger Thurow examines the question of how to conquer global hunger and malnutrition while also saving the planet from the strain on our environment, biodiversity, and health.

Our weekly roundup of the top news in food, agriculture, and global development.

Despite 75 years of struggle, two scholars remain cautiously optimistic about the future.

A ceasefire between Ethiopian government forces and Tigrayan rebels brings optimism after years of fighting.

Check out the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

Universities can serve as economic engines for rural cities, but collaboration between academia, government, and the private sector is key to sustainable growth.

Were the recommendations in the Center on Global Food and Agriculture's 2015 nutrition report successful? The Council examines this question in the first part of our 2021 series to find out.

Just one month out, polling in South Korea shows two different presidential races. That may have consequences following the election.

Investing in regenerative agriculture opens a world of possibilities for the agricultural sector.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) uses the information highway to deliver food security results during the COVID-19 pandemic.