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Zero Hunger
What’s the Problem & What’s the Goal? Did you know that globally, about 8.9% of the world’s population (690 million people) go to bed on an empty stomach each night? Did you know, around 2 billion people did not have access to enough safe and nutritious food in 2019? Goal 2: Zero Hunger aims to end world hunger, provide food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by the year 2030. Unfortunately, since 2015 the number of people suffering from hunger has begun to slowly increase again. As it stands, this goal is not on track to be accomplished by the year set.
What can you do? Locally and nationally: Sadly, United Nations found that between 2014 and 2016, 4.2% of the UK population (that is almost 3 million people) were severely food insecure. You can fund-raise, donate either food or money, and volunteer at food banks and shelters near you. Maybe even something as small as raising awareness on your social media about your local organisation makes a difference.
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Written by Kamila Dowgiert Illustration by Phoebe Coleman
Globally: There are many organisations out there fighting hunger all over the world. You can donate, fund-raise, and volunteer for them, raising awareness along the way. There are organisations which not only provide people with the food they need, but also work with communities to create a sustainable change in their lives by implementing resilient agricultural practices which increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding, and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality. Some organisations to check out: • Action Against Hunger • The Hunger Project • World Food Programme • Bread for the World Institute • The Trussell Trust
Sustainable Development Goals