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In 2012, the United Nations Conferences on sustainable development created the SDGs, which is what started the fight towards ending word hunger. With these problems in mind, the world needs sustainable solutions to adequately feed each person on the planet. Right now, there are around 815 million people who are hungry. Play this game to donate rice to people who are hungry: https://freerice.com/categories/english-vocabulary -
Brazil & Ghana have shown how to cut hunger; cash transfers to poor people, raise the minimum wage & invest in smallholder farmers. Hunger isn't due to a shortage of food; globally there's enough to go round & if we make the right decisions, we can continue to feed the world despite population growth & climate change. Stop the waste of food after harvest due to poor storage or transport infrastructure, and we could free up half of all food. Targets: https://www.globalgoals.org/2-zero-hunger -
The United Nations now recognizes that it is up to our youth to be the leaders of ending world hunger. They came at a high-level event, “Mobilizing Generation Zero Hunger,” and brought together young entrepreneurs and activists from around the world to discuss how mobilizing this generation to champion sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition can help make zero hunger and sustainable development a reality. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwIuOVJAn-0
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1) Contrary to popular belief, world hunger has, on the whole, improved; 2) Many countries have greatly reduced or eliminated hunger in just 25 years; 3) The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of cutting hunger was actually achieved by the majority of countries; 4) Child nutrition and health—key to ending hunger—are improving; 5) Research institutions have determined ending extreme poverty is possible by 2030; 6) The world has committed to ending hunger through the Global Goals -
Children with hunger have poor nutrition and it stunts physical and mental development. Youth who are hungry can have chronic health problems that keep them out of school. Adults who are hungry can have a lack of education that limits the ability to work. Families who are hungry can have poor health during pregnancies and that can lead to an undernourished child, which starts the cycle again. Solutions to Stop Hunger: https://youtu.be/_9UiD2WWtHY -
The latest data available shows that while the world has made progress in reducing hunger since 2000, we still have a long way to go. The level of hunger worldwide has been reduced from 29.2 points in 2000 to 20.9 points in 2018; a 28% decrease. Overall trends are promising and show improvements over time with 27 countries within this year’s GHI having moderate levels of hunger and 40 countries having low levels of hunger. -
Research suggests that by targeting enhanced aid money more effectively and with greater innovation, a solution is possible. Research groups compiled data from 23 countries and found international donors would need to add another $14bn a year to their spending on food security and nutrition over the next 10 years; more than twice their current contribution.
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Not only are people leaving a state of food insecurity and poverty, but people are achieving a middle-class lifestyle. Increasingly, the challenge people and policymakers face in this region is not the challenge of eating enough but rather eating well—having diets that do not lead to obesity and that do not have an excessive impact on the environment. -
As we enter a new year and a new decade, the Global Goals are more relevant, more critical, more necessary than ever before. That’s why we believe the Goals are still the answer and a pathway towards building a better a brighter future for everyone, everywhere. We have to work on these 8 targets to help end world hunger now more than ever before to help the world's future.https://youtu.be/Fajy86u79lg
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The fashion industry also has poor environmental track records, from deforestation to soil degradation, water consumption to waste production. While the industry is gradually shifting with brands and retailers becoming more transparent about their impact, committing to reducing waste and carbon emissions and implementing policies safeguarding workers’ rights across supply chains, the change is not happening fast enough.
