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Members of the Security Council voting by show of hands

28.12.2018 | Press Release Germany’s Seat On The UN Security Council

Welthungerhilfe expects of the German Government to use its seat to counter the threat of erosion of international humanitarian law.

18.12.2018 | Press Release Majority for UN Declaration on Peasants’ Rights

Civil Society Organisations Call on the German Government to Implement the Declaration.

A woman walks to a tent in an informal settlement in Northern Syria.

22.10.2018 | Blog Humanitarian Access Dilemmas

The situation in Idlib, Syria, where a military strike is imminent, shows the dilemmas aid organizations must deal with in a politicized context.

A group of Rohingya refugees in the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh have received food from the local population.

11.09.2018 | Press Release Welthungerhilfe on the New UN Hunger Figures

According to the UN, hunger is increasing worldwide. At the same time, fighting hunger is very important to the people Germany.

Lucio Bravo and Willy Miguel Sanchez with a cocoa plant.

18.06.2018 | Blog The World Is Getting Better

For the first time in history, humanity is in a position to end hunger. Does that have something to do with the successes of development cooperation?...

The heads of state and government pose for the traditional "family photo" at the G7 summit 2018

10.06.2018 | Press Release G7: Missed opportunity in the fight against hunger

Welthungerhilfe is disappointed about the outcome of the G7 summit in Charlevoix (Canada). There is only one glimmer of hope.

12.03.2018 | Blog New Government: Important signal for ZeroHunger

The new coalition agreement explicitly mentions overcoming hunger as a priority for development policy. But will words be followed by actions?

Without the political will of donor and recipient countries to fight the structural causes of hunger and to stand up for sustainable and healthy nutrition systems, financial commitments cannot achieve sustainable effects.

12.12.2017 | Blog Global Nutrition Summit 2017: Money is not Everything

It is necessary to set the course for a world without hunger by 2030 at the Global Nutrition Summit. But money is not everything.

09.11.2017 | Blog Compass 2030: "Walk the Talk"

Terre des hommes and Welthungerhilfe are addressing newly-elected political representatives, surveyors and negotiators.

08.11.2017 | Press Release World Climate Summit in Bonn

President of Welthungerhilfe Bärbel Dieckmann participated in the panel discussion "Is it possible to flee from climate change" at COP21.

It seems appropriate that the G20 be dedicated to the topics of hunger and poverty. However, the heads of state missed their chance to attack the causes at the root.

11.07.2017 | Blog G20 Summit - Missed Chance for Fight Against Hunger

Ones more the heads of government did not use the G20 Summit in Hamburg as an advantage in the fight against hunger.

Soldiers guard the beaches in Sicily. Due to G7 Summit restrictions overcrowded boats with suffering refugees were forbidden to land in this area. © Welthungerhilfe

30.05.2017 | Blog G7: The Taormina Disaster

800 million are still going to bed hungry – can the G7 leaders go to bed with a clear conscience?