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Even as groups that work to end hunger celebrate incredible achievements, it is important not to lose sight of how far we still have to go. In 2018, we are still not on track to eradicate hunger in our lifetime, even though all 191 U.N. member states vowed in 2000 to end hunger by 2015.
Read MoreGlobal hunger is one of the greatest challenges humanity faces. Sometimes, when we attempt to respond to hunger, we miss the opportunity to address the causes of hunger.
The United Nation’s World Food Programme names six main causes for the world hunger crisis. What are they and what might the Biblical response to each look like for us?
Read MoreWorldwide, the number of hungry people has dropped significantly over the past two decades, but 795 million people continue to struggle with hunger every day.
Read MoreAmericans seem to be becoming more distrustful of religion. In fact, Gallup has watched the public’s trust in clergy decline for years, with just 42 percent of Americans last year saying the clergy had “very high” or “high” honesty and ethical standards — the lowest rating they’ve received since Gallup first asked that question in 1977.
Read MoreSince the turn of the century, the global fight against malaria has been marked by a steady series of advances resulting in millions of cases averted and millions of lives saved. The effort represents one of public health’s greatest triumphs: mortality caused by the disease plummeted by nearly 60%.
Read MoreFrom India to Indiana, Kenya to Kentucky, mothers and children everywhere need good nutrition and nurturing care in the first 1,000 days in order to thrive.
Read MoreInt’l (MNN) – Should Christianity impact law and public policy? Many in the West hold that faith and politics should never mix. Religion is for private times and shouldn’t alter public government or policies.
Read MoreCould we see the end of extreme poverty in our lifetime?
Just two hundred years ago, almost the entire world’s population lived in extreme poverty. Today, less than 10 percent do. (In the past forty years alone, the percent of people living in extreme poverty has dropped by over 30 percentage points.)
Read MoreAs we just celebrated National Nutrition Awareness Month in March, and with the first signs of spring produce throughout the commonwealth, we are reminded that 1 out of every 3 people is malnourished worldwide.
Read MoreAs a pastor in Oklahoma City, I have a primary job to preach and teach the Gospel message, the good news that Jesus Christ saves sinners.
Read MoreHope is infectious, even healing. But in a world that’s often dark, what is there to be hopeful for? Here are 19 reasons to have hope in 2019 — and how to pray them into reality.
Read More“If breastfeeding did not already exist, someone who invented it today would deserve a dual Nobel Prize in medicine and economics.” - World Bank Vice President of Human Development, Keith Hansen
Read MoreA passion for global health took a United Methodist pastor from South Carolina to the nation’s capitol recently, where she joined other faith leaders as they spoke to congressional representatives about funding concerns.
Read MoreCINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 18, 2019--This World Water Day, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is celebrating the achievement of its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion liters of clean drinking water through its non-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program.
Read MoreThe world’s most comprehensive report on nutrition highlights the worrying prevalence and universality of malnutrition in all its forms. In its fifth edition, the Global Nutrition Report provides a concrete overview of progress made and highlights solutions from around the globe calling on all stakeholders to act now to address malnutrition.
Read MoreNEW DELHI: A shorter treatment for tuberculosis (TB) can be safely co-administered with dolutegravir (DTG), the first-line drug to treat HIV in many high-burden TB countries, a new study has found.
Read MoreThe 2030 Collaborative was proud to support the fourth annual M3 Conference (Mobilizing Medical Missions) again this year at Lakewood Church.
Read MoreNo country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and WHO in collaboration with the Global Breastfeeding Collective, a new initiative to increase global breastfeeding rates.
Read MoreThis Monday, the Administration released its recommended budget for FY20 funding. They recommended a 24% cut overall for the International Affairs Account.
Read MoreIt wasn’t that long ago that HIV/AIDS headlines flooded the news. In the 1990s, new HIV infections spiked to 3 million a year, with nearly 2 million AIDS-related deaths annually.
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