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- We won’t end poverty until we end hunger. Poverty and hunger go hand-in-hand. In most countries, malnutrition rates are highest among the poorest 20% of residents.
- Food is a basic human right. Article 25 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
- Ending hunger will benefit economies. Hunger is an incredibly personal issue, but its impact doesn’t end there. You can read more about the economics of hunger in our explainer on the topic, but, simply put: The continuing prevalence of global hunger is bad for business.
- Hunger disproportionately affects children. Hunger affects people of every age and gender, but children suffer the effects of hunger the hardest. (And girls are even more vulnerable in these circumstances due to harmful gender norms.)
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It is projected that more than 600 million people worldwide will be facing hunger in 2030, highlighting the immense challenge of achieving the zero hunger target. People experiencing moderate food insecurity are typically unable to eat a healthy, balanced diet on a regular basis because of income or other resource constraints.
Shockingly, the world is back at hunger levels not seen since 2005, and food prices remain higher in more countries than in the period 2015–2019. Along with conflict, climate shocks, and rising cost of living, civil insecurity and declining food production have all contributed to food scarcity and high food prices. Investment in the agriculture sec...
We all want our families to have enough food to eat what is safe and nutritious. A world with zero hunger can positively impact our economies, health, education, equality and social development. It’s a key piece of building a better future for everyone. Additionally, with hunger limiting human development, we will not be able to achieve the other s...
Food security requires a multi-dimensional approach – from social protection to safeguard safe and nutritious food especially for children to transforming food systems to achieve a more inclusive and sustainable world. There will need to be investments in rural and urban areas and in social protection so poor people have access to food and can impr...
You can make changes in your own life—at home, at work and in the community—by supporting local farmers or markets and making sustainable food choices, supporting good nutrition for all, and fighting food waste. You can also use your power as a consumer and voter, demanding businesses and governments make the choices and changes that will make Zero...
- Meredith Hastings
- There are still millions of people who go hungry every day. 795 million people still suffer from hunger. They regularly do not get enough nutritious food to eat each day.
- Hunger is a silent pandemic. Inadequate nutrition is an underlying cause of 45% of preventable child deaths (2.8 million) each year, and the majority of these deaths occur outside of humanitarian crises.
- Hunger may affect the quality of a child’s education. 66 million primary school children go to school hungry. 23 million of those children are in Africa.
- Growing up hungry has negative effects that last a lifetime. One out of six children—roughly 100 million—in developing countries is underweight. There are 162 million stunted children and 51 million wasted children as a result of undernourishment.
- More than 820 million people suffer from hunger. According to the UN, 821 million people in the world were undernourished in 2017. This is equivalent to one in nine people on the planet.
- We can make a difference: The proportion of undernourished people declined from 15% in 2000-2002 to 11% in 2014-2016. While the current situation is dire, we are making significant progress in the effort to end hunger.
- We all have a right to food. Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 states that: “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food.”
- Hunger and malnutrition have a ripple effect that slows development. According to WFP, “Not only do the consequences of not enough – or the wrong – food cause suffering and poor health, they also slow progress in many other areas of development like education and employment.”
- Conflict. 60 percent of the world’s hungry people live in zones affected by conflict, which is the main driver in 8 out of 10 of the worst hunger crises (as in the case of Yemen, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria, for example).
- Climate change. The impacts of the climate crisis such as floods, drought or heatwaves affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people, aggravating poverty, world hunger and social tensions.
- Disasters. When an earthquake, cyclone, a hurricane or other disaster strikes, WFP is a first responder, bringing food and other life-saving assistance to populations that have lost everything.
- Inequality. Inequality drives global hunger by limiting people's opportunities and increasing levels of hunger. Increasing access to employment, finance and markets, for example, can lift people out of poverty very quickly, increasing their productivity and spending power, and stimulating local markets.
end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Hunger is the leading cause of death in the world. Our planet has provided us with tremendous resources, but unequal access and inefficient handling leaves millions of people malnourished.
There are many reasons why people experience hunger, including conflict, climate change, poor access to healthcare and inequality.
