food security

Catching up with Marcus Samuelsson – One Day at a Time

Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and food activist Marcus Samuelsson catches up with longtime journalist and foodie Corby Kummer. Samuelsson shares the impact the coronavirus is having on his restaurant group, which spans eight countries, and their efforts to support their staff and community in New York City and around the globe.

April 10, 2020

To Build Healthy Communities, Listen to Those on the Frontlines

These public health practitioners are serving the groups hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020
Housing volunteer with woman

Driving New Ideas to Action to Address Social Determinants of Health: The 2019 Aspen Ideas Incubator

The Aspen Global Innovators Group is committed to stimulating conversations around social determinants of health by building an action-oriented ideas lab for decision-makers to work together on complex ideas.

August 14, 2019

When Food Is Medicine

A 2019 New Voices Fellow on the experiences that made her want to help vulnerable patients in public hospitals.

July 2, 2019
An assortment of food laid out on a table.

Honoring the Harvest

The Energy and Environment program is looking to create conversations and partnerships across food systems, starting with the inaugural Honor the Harvest Forum.

June 20, 2019

Trade and Food Security Are Linked — and Both Are In Danger

It’s inarguable that the climate is changing, and adaptation is critical.

September 12, 2018

We Need to Reframe Economic Inequality

Peter Georgescu wants to tackle economic inequality by thinking past surface income disparity.

November 28, 2017

The Next UN Secretary General: An Experienced Woman to Foster Global Food Security

While conflicts in countries like Syria and Ukraine dominate the daily news cycle, and longer-term concerns about climate change and energy security are frequently aired, the problem of hunger and the emergence of new threats to world food supplies receive far less attention than they merit. Without sustained focus at an international level and the commitment of adequate resources to address the problems, there is a real risk that the responses needed to address these issues will come too late to avert the geopolitical instability and widespread human suffering that may result.

July 15, 2015