The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

New Report Urges a U.S. Global Food Security Focus on Science, Trade and Business

Tue, May 21, 2013 14:00 CET

May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from The Chicago Council on Global Affairs urges the U.S. government to focus its global food security strategy on prioritizing science, increasing trade flows for agriculture and food, and incentivizing greater business activity in low-income countries. The report, Advancing Global Food Security: The Power of Science, Trade, and Business , makes four broad policy recommendations composed of 21 specific actions to define the next

New Chicago Council Survey Finds American Opinion of Mexico Mixed

Mon, Apr 29, 2013 17:13 CET

April 29, 2013 CHICAGO - In advance of President Obama’s visit to Mexico later this week, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in conjunction with The Woodrow Wilson Center, today released a public opinion survey brief on Americans’ views toward Mexico. Findings show Americans’ overall views of Mexico are at their lowest point ever in Chicago Council Surveys dating back to 1994. It also finds relatively few Americans are aware that Mexico is one of our top trading partners. At the same time, however, a majority of Americans still say that ties with Mexico are important and consider

Independent report gives U.S. high marks for efforts to improve global food security

Thu, Apr 26, 2012 16:00 CET

2012 Progress Report on U.S. Leadership in Global Agricultural Development Finds that significant progress has been achieved but sustained leadership is neededApril 26, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. government has made major strides toward putting agricultural development back at the top of its foreign assistance agenda, reversing a three-decade long downward trend in U.S. global food security activities, says a new report issued by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The 2012 Progress Report on U.S. Leadership in Global Agricultural Development

INVESTMENTS IN GIRLS DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIAL STABILITY

Tue, Oct 04, 2011 17:14 CET

New Chicago Council study finds rural adolescent girls have untapped potential to spur economic development and help meet the world’s future food supply needsChicago, IL, October 4, 2011-- Who: Catherine Bertini, 2003 World Food Prize Laureate Nafis Sadik, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary -General Bridget Obhagiagie Bobadoye, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) 2011 Fellow, Nigeria Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development, Imperial College London