ZERO HUNGER AND THE WAY FORWARD

 ZERO HUNGER AND THE WAY FORWARD

Zero hunger is achievable! Currently the world is bedeviled with one of the greatest challenges of all time.

The big question resounds!

How do we terminate hunger? 

Evidently, there are about 828 million hungry people in the world, including 349 million people facing severe hunger according to the U.N.

This is believed to be the largest global food crisis in modern history, nevertheless, there is a solution.

The former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the Zero Hunger challenge as the U.N. plan to end world hunger. 

Some elements from within the Sustainable Development Goals which taken together can end hunger were highlighted.

These Zero Hunger solutions is capable of transforming  agriculture and food systems.

The Solutions Are Highlighted Below:

• Breaking the Cycle of Conflict and Hunger

Statistics shows that almost 60% of the world’s hungriest people live in conflict affected zones; these is believed to be the greatest challenge to Zero Hunger.

"When war erupts, instability forces people to find illicit and sometimes violent means of acquiring their necessities. In this unstable period where access to food is fought over, the risk of social unrest heightens".

In 2020, the U.N. World Food Programme became the Nobel Peace Prize and it's laureate was recognized by the Nobel Committee “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.” 

• Heighten Sustainability and Build Resilience to Climate Change

"Adak Nyuol Bol stands outside her farm which has been submerged by floodwaters..."

Climate disasters are one of the main drivers of severe  hunger. We have involuntarily welcomed a ‘new normal’ where consecutive and extreme weather events – like droughts, flooding, hurricanes and cyclones – threaten farming and drive displacement. As a result, communities constantly operate in recovery mode:

Diminished economies, destroyed infrastructure and disrupted access to food significantly reduce people’s capacity to rebuild their livelihoods and prepare for the next imminent disaster.

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We must forge a resilience against this.

Other Ways Include:

Equipping small-scale farmers with the tools they need to maintain sustainable agriculture for their country’s food security

Ensuring that the ample food that is grown across the world does not go to waste due to improper management or redistribution

Protecting groups affected by or at risk of malnutrition.

You can also partner to  play a vital role in ending world hunger by playing the Freerice game, signing advocacy petitions or starting a fundraising campaign or joining our NGO; Global Youths Alliance for Change as we chat a formidable course forward.

Action needs to be implemented now. 

Millions of people risks falling into deeper levels of hunger. We can respond to this global issue that is starring at us by addressing hunger at its root causes. We all are enburdened to build our planet and make it better to live in.