The United Nations World Food Program is launching a new partnership to identify and support bold ideas to end hunger by 2030 called the Global Impact Challenge.
The collaboration with Singularity University, which works with partners to apply emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence to global challenges, comes six months after the launch of the WFP Innovation Accelerator, which supports entrepreneurs and startups working on ideas to end hunger.
“Singularity University has access to leading entrepreneurs and people who are inspired by new technology that will change the world, and we have access to lots of challenging problems in developing countries in the area of hunger,” Bernhard Kowatsch, head of the WFP Innovation Accelerator, told Devex.
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Catherine Cheney is the Senior Editor for Special Coverage at Devex. She leads the editorial vision of Devex’s news events and editorial coverage of key moments on the global development calendar. Catherine joined Devex as a reporter, focusing on technology and innovation in making progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, and worked as a web producer for POLITICO, a reporter for World Politics Review, and special projects editor at NationSwell. She has reported domestically and internationally for outlets including The Atlantic and the Washington Post. Catherine also works for the Solutions Journalism Network, a non profit organization that supports journalists and news organizations to report on responses to problems.
