Once again, the Sahel’s lean season (the period after farmers invest in planting but before they reap the benefits of harvest) is in full swing, and has pushed more people into a dire situation than ever before. After almost a year of crisis in the Sahel, 18.7 million people in more than 9 countries have

Over the last couple of weeks, you might have noticed the large and exciting sporting event taking place in the UK. Athletes from all over the world have come together to compete in a spirit of peace and solidarity in the games. With the world’s eyes on London for the 2012 Olympic Games, we have

David Orme’s photos from the drought in the Sahel region of Africa could not be more timely. Earlier today, we launched our petition to President Obama to stop the cycle of hunger in some of the world’s poorest places, and this is the perfect way to visualize why we need to take action. David Orme,

Today, we’re asking our ONE members to tell President Obama to break the cycle of hunger and support plans for long-term investment in farming. ONE agriculture policy expert Molly Kinder explains why this action is critical to what is happening in sub-Saharan Africa today. An urgent humanitarian crisis has gripped the Sahel, where more than

Let me tell you a little story. In 2008, food prices went through the roof. The cost of bread, milk, eggs, sugar, cooking oil, meat -– you name it -– became so expensive for the world’s poor people, who spend nearly all they’ve got on food, they could barely afford to eat. Photo from the

This blog is part of a series organized by The Huffington Post and the NGO alliance InterAction to call attention to the crisis in the Sahel, a region in sub-Saharan Africa where more than 18 million people face starvation and 1.1 million children under the age of 5 are at risk of dying from acute