WP: UN revises world hunger figures, blames flawed method, data for faulty 1 billion estimate – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has revised its famous 2009 statement, claiming that over a billion people in the world are hungry, to a more accurate figure of 870 million people. The projection has been adjusted with better methodology and data to come up with a more accurate number. Yet with 1 in 8 people in the world still going hungry and progress slowing, concern is still high. (Nicole Winfield)
Forbes: Why Mobile Must be 100% Adopted in Developing Nations – One of the biggest problems in the developing world is corruption in both business and government, that ultimately leads to higher instances of poverty. In this opinion piece, Mark Fidelman argues that by adopting mobile technology, populations can better collectivize their responses to combat corruption. (Mark Fidelman)
HuffPo: Foreign Aid: Better Evaluation, More Transparency – As the republican leader of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Richard Lugar is no stranger to the fact that “through our aid and development efforts, we have saved lives, lifted people out of poverty, accelerated economic growth in poor countries and helped stabilized fragile societies.” But with that power, comes the responsibility to spend smarter and safer, by promoting thorough evaluation and stronger transparency. (Sen. Dick Lugar, David Beckmann)
WSJ: Child malnutrition: Why wealth isn’t the only problem – Child malnutrition can lead to some of the most devastating effects in a child’s health that will follow them well into adulthood. Poverty and hunger are huge contributors to malnutrition but in developing nations it has been a problem across economic classes despite access to food. Studies are showing that in many cases, mere nutrition education for parents can make the difference in a child’s quality of life. (Nisha Malhotra)
