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Zócalo Public Square2025 Zócalo Book Prize: Can We Reimagine How We Feed Ourselves?Jean-Martin Bauer is the author of “The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century” and the winner of the 2025 Zócalo Public Square Book Prize. He’ll visit Zócalo to explore the role hunger plays in our world today, and what it takes to help people come together and feed one another. This discussion is moderated by Ertharin Cousin, Food Systems for the Future CEO.
Zócalo Public Square is proud to award the 2025 Zócalo Poetry Prize to Jennifer Blackledge for her poem "Mt. Trashmore."
The 2025 Zócalo Book and Poetry Prizes are generously sponsored by Tim Disney...2025-05-301h 01
Food Dignity PodcastRole of Business for a Better Food SystemIn this episode, Clancy speaks with Ertharin Cousin, Managing Director and CEO of Food Systems for the Future. She also served as the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) from 2012 until 2017. You won't want to miss their discussion about Cousin's advocacy in the food systems, how businesses across the food system work to increase the affordability and availability of food, and her definition of food dignity. Listen and enjoy the show!2025-05-0628 min
Resonate | Conversations & Life Lessons from Rancho La Puerta24. Fighting Global Hunger with Purpose with Ertharin CousinMake sure to mention the code PODCAST when making your next reservation and enjoy 15% off on new bookings for 7-night stays in 2025.Applicable towards new reservations only. Not combinable with other offers. On space-available basis. Some restrictions and blackout dates apply. Booking must be made by December 27, 2025.How can we create a world where no child goes hungry? In this eye-opening conversation, Barry sits down with Ertharin Cousin, former Executive Director of the World Food Program, to discuss the realities of food insecurity and how we can build a...2025-03-1747 min
Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 58 - Ambassador Ertharin Cousin. From Bill Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s Administration to Market-Based Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food. The Life You Aspire to, You Will Not Achieve, if You do not Have Health.On this episode we are grateful to have Ambassador Ertharin Cousin. Ertharin is the CEO for Food Systems for the Future; the Managing Director and CEO of FSF Ventures; a Distinguished Fellow for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; former Executive Director to the UN’s World Food Program, and a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Center for Food Security and Environment. She also sits on the Boards of Bayer and Mondelez. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #billclinton #barackobama #feedingamerica #joseandreas Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, bo...2025-02-0443 min
Future Fork with Paul NewnhamWhy our current food systems need to changeAmbassador Ertharin Cousin is the Founder and CEO of Food Systems for the Future Institute (FSF) and the former Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme. FSF aims to ensure every family in every country has access to affordable, diverse, nutritious food. In this episode, Ambassador Cousin shares the challenges of leading the UN World Food Programme, her insights from inside the UN, and the impact of financial resources on improving food security. She emphasises the importance of innovative food systems to ensure worldwide access to nutritious food and how FSF is leading the charge on...2024-11-2523 min
Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth AlfanoIs 2025 the Year for Financing Food Fast? With Ambassador Ertharin CousinFormer U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and Executive Director of the Food Systems for the Future, Ertharin Cousin joins CEO of VegTech Invest to discuss the pivotal year of 2025 for food and other systems shifts. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.c...2024-09-1254 min
The Plantbased Business HourIs 2025 the Year for Financing Food Fast? Ambassador Ertharin CousinFormer U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and Executive Director of the Food Systems for the Future, Ertharin Cousin joins CEO of VegTech Invest to discuss the pivotal year of 2025 for food and other systems shifts. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano...2024-09-1254 min
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)450. From Investing in Rural Communities to Corporate Responsibility: Paving the Way for Regenerative Food SystemsFood Tank, in partnership with Niman Ranch, recently hosted their Education Summit at the annual Hog Farmer Appreciation Celebration, an event that recognizes and honors the contributions of independent family farmers in the U.S. This episode features two conversations from the day. First, Dani speaks with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, Founder and CEO of Food Systems for the Future about the infrastructure that agriculture communities need, the kind of capital required to overcome the pain points in food and agriculture systems, and why investors in the food system must learn that change won’t come in a singl...2024-08-2945 min
Devex PodcastsThis Week in Global Dev: #39: Innovation at SXSW, and food as a weapon of warThis week, Devex is at the South by Southwest, or SXSW, conference and festival exploring innovations in food systems and agriculture, but we’ve also got stories on food as a weapon of war, the accusation that USAID meddled with Zimbabwe’s democratic process, and the utility of the Pandemic Fund.
Hunger and starvation have become a standard weapon in combatants’ war arsenal everywhere from Afghanistan to Gaza to Syria, Sudan, and Ukraine, writes Senior Global Reporter Colum Lynch. But recently, some observers have seen a broader erosion of international laws and norms that promote the prohibition of food as a weap...2024-03-2536 min
This Week in Global DevelopmentInnovation at SXSW and food as a weapon of warOn this week's episode, we go behind the scenes at SXSW with Devex Executive Editor Kate Warren, who brings us the latest on the innovations in food and agriculture being discussed at the wide-ranging conference and festival. We've also got Food Systems for the Future's Ertharin Cousin, who weighed in on our recent piece on the weaponizaton of food, accusations that USAID meddled in Zimbabwe's democratic process, and the utlity of the Pandemic Fund. Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters.2024-03-1436 min
Women Igniting Change®Season 2, Ep 06: Championing Food System Transformation: Ambassador Ertharin Cousin's Quest for a Hunger-Free World“One in eight people or over 41 million Americans lack consistent and reliable access to nutritious and affordable food. One in four people in a food line is a child,” explains Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, CEO and Founder of Food Systems for the Future, who is on a mission to end hunger and malnutrition and to promote food security both in the U.S. and around the world. Ensuring that all people have consistent access to affordable and nutritious food requires the complementary aspects of advocacy, awareness and capital. Food Systems for the Future achieves its investment impact by taking a 360-deg...2024-02-0553 min
Devex PodcastsClimate +: #11: A food systems breakthrough at COP 28?The United Nations climate change conference in Dubai, or COP 28, was a big moment for food systems. For the first time, COP included a day dedicated to food and agriculture, which many see as an important signal that silos between climate and food policy are starting to break down.
Still, less than 5% of climate finance is invested in food systems, despite the massive need for financial support for priorities such as regenerative agriculture, reducing food loss and waste, and sustainable livestock management, says Ertharin Cousin, former head of the World Food Programme, in this episode of Devex’s Climate + podcast.
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Climate +A food systems breakthrough at COP 28?The United Nations climate change conference in Dubai, or COP 28, was a big moment for food systems. For the first time, COP included a day dedicated to food and agriculture, which many see as an important signal that silos between climate and food policy are starting to break down.Still, less than 5% of climate finance is invested in food systems, despite the massive need for financial support for priorities such as regenerative agriculture, reducing food loss and waste, and sustainable livestock management, says Ertharin Cousin, former head of the World Food Programme, in this episode of Devex’s Cl...2023-12-2226 min
WTMJ InterviewsErtharin CousinFormer Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin.2023-05-2304 min
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)377: Bonus Episode: Seeds of Success: Investing in Farmers for a Sustainable FutureAs part of a recent event recorded live from Capitol Hill, policymakers and food systems leaders discussed the importance of centering farmers’ voices, connecting the dots between agriculture and climate resilience, and solutions that can help producers and their communities thrive. Speakers include Senator Chris Coons, Congressmember Sara Jacobs, Craig Cogut of Pegasus Capital, Ambassador Ertharin Cousin of Food Systems for the Future, Simballa Sylla of Sustainable African Foods, Samir Ibrahim of SunCulture, Matthew Meredith of Ifria, Allison Aubrey of NPR News, and more. This convening marked the official launch of the Forum for Farmers and Food Se...2023-05-1244 min
Ingenious ThinkersCommunity & The Future of Food SystemsJoining us today is Ertharin Cousin, former UN Ambassador and current Founder and CEO Food Systems for the Future.
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Headlines of the FutureEpisode 7: COP27 and the Fight Against Climate ChangeWhere do we stand in the fight against climate change? What is the role of food and agriculture in the climate conversation? How should we look at the results of the recent 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt and what needs to happen leading up to COP28? In a new episode of “Headlines of the Future”, the former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, and Bayer’s Head of Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability, Matthias Berninger, explore these questions. Join them inside the conference rooms of COP27 for on the ground conversations with h...2022-12-151h 21
Economic Club of MinnesotaThe Global Food CrisisOctober 27, 2022, we hosted a panel of global experts about food insecurity and the Global Food Crisis. Hundreds of sponsors, members, and guests joined us in person while dozens joined the livestream as moderator Devry Boughner Vorwerk led a discussion with Peter Ceretti of Eurasia Group, Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, and former Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman. The audience learned where things stand today with global, national, and local food insecurity. The panelists talked about how humanitarian efforts are funded and how the investment in global hunger is growing. The discussion helped to inform how companies, not just food companies, can...2022-11-1055 min
Reset The TableRecapping the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health with Ertharin CousinKimberly Flowers, GFSP Senior Associate (Non-resident), sits down with Ertharin Cousin, CEO of Food Systems for the Future, former Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, and former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, to discuss the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health held in over 50 years. The White House Conference resulted in a National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Ms. Cousin, who sat on the advisory panel for the conference and national strategy, shared her perspectives on the conference’s outcomes and how we can ensure the strategy’s goal...2022-10-2127 minReset The TableRecapping the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health with Ertharin CousinKimberly Flowers, GFSP Senior Associate (Non-resident), sits down with Ertharin Cousin, CEO of Food Systems for the Future, former Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, and former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, to discuss the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health held in over 50 years. The White House Conference resulted in a National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Ms. Cousin, who sat on the advisory panel for the conference and national strategy, shared her perspectives on the conference’s outcomes and how we can ensure the strategy’s goal...2022-10-2127 min
HLTH Forward PodcastFuture of Food : Food Security Crisis, Etharin Cousin, CEO Food Systems for the Future, Former ED, World Food ProgramGlobally, 2.37 billion people don’t have access to food. With a war in Ukraine, rising inflation rates , lack of nutrition education and limited tools with farmers along with our aging population increasing significantly, we are in a global food security crisis. We need a system that empowers us and leaders to drive this globally. This episode, I speak with Ertharin Cousin, about the future of food systems, importance of circulating diverse crops, creating economic empowerment and changing policies to address systemic issues.About Ertharin CousinCEO, Food Systems for the Future, Global Executive Director Wor...2022-09-1226 min
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)341. Ertharin Cousin on Scaling Startups to Improve Nutrition OutcomesDuring Food Tank’s recent Summit in Chicago, journalist Brett Chase spoke with Ertharin Cousin, Founder and CEO of Food Systems for the Future and a Distinguished Fellow with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. On this episode of “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” listen to their discussion as they talk about moving beyond band-aid fixes for hunger, what it means for grocery stores to truly serve the community, and innovations that will serve the future of our food systems. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have...2022-09-0815 min
CounterpointFixing the Food CrisisSix months ago, the food crisis around the world was dire. A combination of the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain issues, and extreme weather had compounded an already difficult problem. Then Russia invaded Ukraine and the situation became a whole lot worse. On this episode of Global Reboot, Foreign Policy’s editor in chief, Ravi Agrawal, discusses ways to address global food insecurity with Ertharin Cousin, the founder and CEO of Food Systems for the Future. Cousin was previously the executive director of the UN’s World Food Program. She also served as America’s ambassador to the UN agencies in Rom...2022-07-2621 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsThe Spiraling Global Food Crisis and Russia’s WarWith richly fertile soil and easy access to international markets, Ukraine has been called the breadbasket of Europe. Following Russia’s invasion, the country’s grain exports have plummeted, leading to worldwide food price increases of 23 percent and hundreds of thousands facing starvation in the Middle East and Africa. As a global hunger crisis soars, food security experts Ertharin Cousin and Teresa Welsh join Deep Dish to dissect the root causes of modern food insecurity and analyze actions we must take to protect the world’s most vulnerable populations. Join the Council's upcoming virtual Event on June 23: Global Fo...2022-06-0931 min
GZERO World with Ian BremmerThe Ukraine war is crippling the world's food supply, says food security expert Ertharin CousinThe Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia have created a perfect storm that will lead to a global food supply crisis, Ertharin Cousin, former head of the UN World Food Programme, tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast. Russia and Ukraine account for almost a third of the world's wheat exports. All nations could be affected since these are global commodities, but developing countries that rely on those imports are most at risk. The disruptions could double the amount of people that went hungry during the pandemic, and since agriculture is a seasonal business, the worst may be...2022-04-2325 minGZERO World with Ian BremmerThe Ukraine war is crippling the world's food supply, says food security expert Ertharin CousinThe Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia have created a perfect storm that will lead to a global food supply crisis, Ertharin Cousin, former head of the UN World Food Programme, tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast. Russia and Ukraine account for almost a third of the world's wheat exports. All nations could be affected since these are global commodities, but developing countries that rely on those imports are most at risk. The disruptions could double the amount of people that went hungry during the pandemic, and since agriculture is a seasonal business, the worst may be...2022-04-2325 min
Black Excellence28 Days of Black Excellence: Ertharin CousinUIC alumna, Lawndale native a world leader in fighting hunger. Transcript2022-02-1626 min
Black Excellence28 Days of Black Excellence: Ertharin CousinUIC alumna, Lawndale native a world leader in fighting hunger. Transcript2022-02-1626 min
Black Excellence28 Days of Black Excellence: Ertharin CousinUIC alumna, Lawndale native a world leader in fighting hunger. Transcript2022-02-1626 min
Earth Day Live!Climate Restoration & Scaling Carbon Removal Worldwide 2 Panels from COP26EARTHDAY.ORG at COP26Panel 1Climate Restoration – The Only Future to Save the PlanetReducing carbon emissions won’t restore the conditions that historically enabled humans to thrive. How can we make climate restoration possible? Which climate restoration technologies are most promising? And what are the likely costs, the possible risks, and the potential benefits?Speakers include: Interviewer: Nick Nuttall – International Strategic Communications Director, EARTHDAY.ORG Peter Fiekowsky – Author, Entrepreneur, & Founder of global initiatives for climate restorationPanel 2Scaling Carbon Removal Worldwide to Achieve the Paris Agreement and Beyo...2021-12-101h 37
Farms. Food. Future.Connecting Farmers to the Food Systems SummitIn this month’s edition we continue to focus on the first ever UN Food Systems Summit and we’ll be hearing from IFAD's President Gilbert Houngbo and hearing the messages for the Summit from farmers living in developing countries. We talk to Ertharin Cousin, one of the official Champions of the Summit, CEO and President of Food Systems for the Future, and ex-head of the World Food Programme. Also we’ll have Jonathan Davies, lead on agriculture at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Both of them will talk about how we can make food systems work better...2021-08-3058 min
Farms. Food. Future.Connecting Farmers to the Food Systems SummitIn this month’s edition we continue to focus on the first ever UN Food Systems Summit and we’ll be hearing from IFAD's President Gilbert Houngbo and hearing the messages for the Summit from farmers living in developing countries. We talk to Ertharin Cousin, one of the official Champions of the Summit, CEO and President of Food Systems for the Future, and ex-head of the World Food Programme. Also we’ll have Jonathan Davies, lead on agriculture at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Both of them will talk about how we can make food systems work b...2021-08-3058 min
Reset The TableResetting the Global Food Security AgendaIn this first episode of Reset the Table, Ambassador Ertharin Cousin discusses the differences between today’s global food security crisis and the 2007-2008 global food-price crisis, and ways global responses should differ accordingly. Ambassador Cousin addresses the rise of non-communicable diseases related to poor diets, the impacts of climate change on global food security, the rise of food insecurity in urban areas. Caitlin Welsh and Ambassador Cousin also discuss the ways food insecurity mirrors patterns of racial inequalities in the United States, the U.S. response to food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic, and what is required of a c...2021-07-0730 minReset The TableResetting the Global Food Security AgendaIn this first episode of Reset the Table, Ambassador Ertharin Cousin discusses the differences between today’s global food security crisis and the 2007-2008 global food-price crisis, and ways global responses should differ accordingly. Ambassador Cousin addresses the rise of non-communicable diseases related to poor diets, the impacts of climate change on global food security, the rise of food insecurity in urban areas. Caitlin Welsh and Ambassador Cousin also discuss the ways food insecurity mirrors patterns of racial inequalities in the United States, the U.S. response to food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic, and what is required of a c...2021-07-0730 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsHunger is the Deadliest Weapon of WarPresident Biden halted US support for the conflict in Yemen, but “resolving the world’s worst humanitarian crisis will require a larger paradigm shift in foreign policy,” former World Food Programme head Ertharin Cousin writes for Foreign Policy. She joins Deep Dish to explain why hunger must be treated as an essential element of military and foreign policy, not just as a humanitarian issue.2021-02-2630 min
The AGRF PodcastNutrition Plenary 2. Growing Africa's Food; African Leaders Unpack Nutrition IndicatorsMs. Ertharin Cousin, a Distinguished Fellow of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, leads a panel of professionals in celebrating the rich food culture across Africa with a diverse panel comprising a farmer, an academician, a food processor and leaders of international agencies. The discussion is driven by the need to transform Africa’s food systems in a way that benefits both the African farmer and consumer and panelists unpack the indicators for food systems that balance the demand against local production capacity as well as show how African food products generate economic growth that develops urban food markets, fo...2020-10-1551 min
The Ethics IncubatorErtharin Cousin: Food: From The Covid-19 Crisis to Racial Inequality[We apologise for the sound quality for this Zoom interview while we all shelter-at-home in July 2020.]
Ertharin Cousin is CEO & Founder of Food Systems for the Future. Former Executive Director of the World Food Programme, US Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, EVP of Feeding America, and SVP of Albertson's. 30+ years of experience and relationships in national and international nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors.
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Free Money with Sloane and AshbyFeeding the World and Fighting FamineThere are durable returns to be found in deep research.So if you're taking the time to integrate a full understanding of environmental, social, and governance issues in your investments, you will tend to end up with innovative and enduring solutions just by doing the work. So in this episode, we decided to spend some time with a significant, oft-neglected issue: food systems.We were fortunate to have Ambassador Ertharin Cousin on hand to direct our exploration. Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people, she was previously Executive Director of the UN World Fo...2020-07-0155 minFree Money with Sloane and AshbyFeeding the World and Fighting FamineThere are durable returns to be found in deep research.So if you're taking the time to integrate a full understanding of environmental, social, and governance issues in your investments, you will tend to end up with innovative and enduring solutions just by doing the work. So in this episode, we decided to spend some time with a significant, oft-neglected issue: food systems.We were fortunate to have Ambassador Ertharin Cousin on hand to direct our exploration. Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people, she was previously Executive Director of the UN World Fo...2020-07-0155 min
Climate OneEmpowering Women: The Climate Solution We Don’t Talk AboutAs the global population approaches eight billion, humans continue to test the number of bodies that can fit onto a planet of finite resources. Empowering women through access to education and family planning may be at the core of establishing a healthy population balance, not just for the planet’s sake, but for ours. So why aren’t we talking about it more? How big a role can gender equity play in reducing our global carbon footprint — and who gets to decide?
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Meeting 2012NUTRIRE LA PERSONA, ALIMENTARE LA SPERANZA. TRA FAME,SPRECO E SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILEVenerdì 24 agosto 2012 19.00 Sala A3Partecipano: 6:00 Ertharin Cousin, Direttore Esecutivo del WFP (World Food Programme); 18:39 José Graziano da Silva, Direttore Generale della FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization);31:04 Giuseppe Sala, Amministratore Delegato di Expo 2015.42:55 Staffan de Mistura, Sottosegretario di Stato al Ministero degli Affari Esteri;Introduce Alberto Piatti, Segretario Generale della Fondazione AVSI.Il link dell’incontro sul sito del Meeting: https://www.meetingrimini.org/eventi-totale/nutrire-la-persona-alimentare-la-speranza-tra-fame-spreco-e-sviluppo-sostenibile/Sito: https://www.meetingrimini.org/ Facebook: http://bit.ly/Facebook_meeting Twitter: http://bit.ly/Twitter_meeting Instagram: http://bit.ly/Inst...2020-02-061h 05
ResilienceErtharin Cousin on Feeding the HungryErtharin Cousin has been called one of the world’s most powerful women, and rightly so. For five years, she was Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, the largest humanitarian agency in the world solving hunger. During her tenure, Ertharin oversaw a 15,000 person global staff who provided food to people in need in more than 70 countries. Her mission today remains the same: solving hunger in her lifetime. Ertharin is now a Lecturer at Stanford University and a Distinguished Fellow at the Center on Food Security and the Environment, as well as the Center on Democracy, Development an...2019-11-1950 min
Two Broads Talking PoliticsErtharin Cousin (Vote Her In, Episode 21)On the 21st episode of the #VoteHerIn series, a partnership project of Two Broads Talking Politics/Kelly Pollock and Rebecca Sive, author of Vote Her In, you’ll hear an interview with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, who was the executive director of the World Food Programme from 2012 until 2017, and previous to that was the US ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome.2019-11-0829 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsA Prize-Winning Peace in the Horn of Africa - Oct. 17, 2019The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his role in ending a 20-year military stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea. In fact, the historic rapprochement is just one element of the young leader’s ambitious, fast-moving reforms. Boston University’s Michael Woldemariam and the Council’s Ertharin Cousin join Deep Dish to discuss the strides so far and the steps ahead.2019-10-1729 min
Deep Dish on Global AffairsA Prize-Winning Peace in the Horn of AfricaThe 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his role in ending a 20-year military stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea. In fact, the historic rapprochement is just one element of the young leader’s ambitious, fast-moving reforms. Boston University’s Michael Woldemariam and the Council’s Ertharin Cousin join Deep Dish to discuss the strides so far and the steps ahead.2019-10-1729 min
International Development - VideoWashington Humanitarian ForumThe CSIS Humanitarian Agenda is hosting the first annual Washington Humanitarian Forum on September 19th, 2019. This full-day conference will focus on humanitarian challenges that sit at the intersection of United States national security and foreign policy priorities. This year’s theme is Unlocking Humanitarian Access – Opportunities for U.S. Leadership.
The Washington Humanitarian Forum will include the launch of a report produced by the CSIS Task Force on Humanitarian Access. The Task Force, co-chaired by Senator Todd Young (R-IN) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), looked at ways in which denial, delay, and diversion prevents humanitarian assistance from rea...2019-09-191h 52International Development - AudioWashington Humanitarian ForumThe CSIS Humanitarian Agenda is hosting the first annual Washington Humanitarian Forum on September 19th, 2019. This full-day conference will focus on humanitarian challenges that sit at the intersection of United States national security and foreign policy priorities. This year’s theme is Unlocking Humanitarian Access – Opportunities for U.S. Leadership.
The Washington Humanitarian Forum will include the launch of a report produced by the CSIS Task Force on Humanitarian Access. The Task Force, co-chaired by Senator Todd Young (R-IN) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), looked at ways in which denial, delay, and diversion prevents humanitarian assistance from rea...2019-09-1900 min
Smart Women, Smart PowerFood Insecurity as a Security Challenge: A Conversation with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin Ambassador Ertharin Cousin joins Nina Easton to discuss global food insecurity and hunger and the role they play in other security issues, including violent extremism. 2018-09-1956 minSmart Women, Smart PowerFood Insecurity as a Security Challenge: A Conversation with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin Ambassador Ertharin Cousin joins Nina Easton to discuss global food insecurity and hunger and the role they play in other security issues, including violent extremism. 2018-09-1956 min
World ClassWhy Can’t We Feed the World?Dealing with world hunger has never been easy, but in recent years the challenge has less to do with natural disasters and much more to do with human conflict. In this lecture, Ertharin Cousin, former director of the World Food Programme and a visiting scholar at FSI’s Center on Food Security and the Environment, reflects on her experiences and identifies key strategies for helping to end world hunger.
If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, Li...2018-04-1359 min
World ClassDoctors in the CrosshairsMedical and humanitarian workers are increasingly in the crosshairs as hospitals and aid centers have become part of the battlefield in today's wars. In this panel discussion, the producers of the new documentary, The New Barbarianism, and FSI faculty discuss this crisis, its causes, the limited international response and possible ways forward. They build off the film, a CSIS Global Health Policy Center original, which features original footage obtained from inside Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, to analyze the profound surge of violence seen across several open-ended conflicts.
This episode is brought to you by the Stanford Center...2018-04-061h 12Smart Women, Smart PowerHunger and Food Insecurity at Home and Around the World Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme and Distinguished Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Kimberly Flowers, Director of the Global Food Security Project at CSIS, and Beverly Kirk discuss hunger, food insecurity, and nutrition in the U.S. and around the world. 2018-03-2834 minSmart Women, Smart PowerHunger and Food Insecurity at Home and Around the World Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme and Distinguished Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Kimberly Flowers, Director of the Global Food Security Project at CSIS, and Beverly Kirk discuss hunger, food insecurity, and nutrition in the U.S. and around the world. 2018-03-2834 min
The Foreign Policy ProjectCulinary Diplomacy with Ambassador Ertharin CousinThis is a Special Correspondent Episode and part of Rebecca Picard’s #CulinaryDiplomacy series. “Develop communication skills, develop the skills of organizing, leadership, teambuilding {etc] that allow for project management… to support outcomes, not outputs.” http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/Rebecca_Picard_guest_ep_3.m4a Ambassador ERTHARIN COUSIN is a distinguished fellow of global agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She served... Read More2018-03-1128 minWomen in DiplomacyCulinary Diplomacy with Ambassador Ertharin CousinThis is a Special Correspondent Episode and part of Rebecca Picard’s #CulinaryDiplomacy series.
“Develop communication skills, develop the skills of organizing, leadership, teambuilding {etc] that allow for project management… to support outcomes, not outputs.”
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Ambassador ERTHARIN COUSIN is a distinguished fellow of global agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She served as executive director of the World Food Programme 2012-2017, leading the world’s largest humanitarian organization with 14,000 staff serving 80 million vulnerable people across 75 countries.
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World ClassRevolutionizing Africa's Food SystemsErtharin Cousin, the former Executive Director of the United Nation's World Food Programme, leads a panel discussion on the future of African agriculture. African political leaders from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa concur that more private industry and technological advancement is needed for the continent. Given that famine and corruption is still all too common, African governments need to increase their focus on the security of their food systems. In order to do so, AGRA is working on developing a disease-resistant strain of cassava, a common starch grown throughout the continent. However, high-tech research is not...2018-02-161h 34
World ClassFeeding Seven Billion: Ertharin Cousin, Former Director of the World Food ProgrammeSustainable food systems may be the single most essential ingredient of human wellbeing. In this podcast, World Class producer Nicole Feldman interviews Ertharin Cousin, formerly the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and director of the World Food Programme, who is now the Payne Distinguished Lecturer at FSI's Center for Food Security and the Environment. Cousin discusses threats to food security at every stage of production, from bare ingredients to consumption, and delves into the key challenges that the world faces in securing nutritious food for this generation and the next. She delves particularly into the unique harms...2017-12-0115 min
Boss Files with Poppy HarlowErtharin Cousin: A Woman on a MissionErtharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Program, travels around the globe with one mission -- to end hunger in our lifetime. The humanitarian shares the biggest lessons she's learned and how her upbringing on the West Side of Chicago prepared her for the most important job of her life. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2017-03-2733 min
Autumn 2013 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfDelivering Food Assistance in a Shrinking Humanitarian SpaceContributor(s): Ertharin Cousin | Conflict and insecurity present a growing challenge to humanitarian agencies as they strive to reach those in need of food assistance. Access is vital if lives are going to be saved and children are to be given the nutritional support they need to thrive. In a world of increasingly complex emergencies, shifting allegiances and fluid frontlines, there is an even greater risk that some communities may be left beyond the reach of the agencies that are there to help. Ertharin Cousin is the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, the world’s largest hu...2013-09-171h 25Autumn 2013 | Public lectures and events | VideoDelivering Food Assistance in a Shrinking Humanitarian SpaceContributor(s): Ertharin Cousin | Conflict and insecurity present a growing challenge to humanitarian agencies as they strive to reach those in need of food assistance. Access is vital if lives are going to be saved and children are to be given the nutritional support they need to thrive. In a world of increasingly complex emergencies, shifting allegiances and fluid frontlines, there is an even greater risk that some communities may be left beyond the reach of the agencies that are there to help. Ertharin Cousin is the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, the world’s largest hu...2013-09-171h 25
IFPRI PodcastsIFPRI Policy Seminar - May 22, 2012 - Ertharin CousinPresentation by Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme, at the IFPRI policy seminar, From Good to Great: Bringing Impact to Scale at the World Food Programme, May 22, 2012, Washington DC. (http://www.ifpri.org/event/good-great)2012-05-2336 minIFPRI PodcastsIFPRI Policy Seminar - May 22, 2012 - Ertharin CousinPresentation by Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Programme, at the IFPRI policy seminar, From Good to Great: Bringing Impact to Scale at the World Food Programme, May 22, 2012, Washington DC. (http://www.ifpri.org/event/good-great)2012-05-2336 min