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Learn about the global issue of hunger and food insecurity, the causes and consequences, and the actions needed to achieve zero hunger by 2030. Find facts, figures, news, and links related to Goal 2 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Learn how to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030. Find out the targets, resources and actions for Goal 2 and join the global movement.
- 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.
Oct 19, 2023 · Learn how the UN aims to end world hunger by 2030 and the challenges and solutions to achieve this goal. Explore the causes and effects of hunger, the role of natural resources, and the work of a National Geographic Explorer.
- Universal access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food. Prevalence of undernourishment. Definition of the SDG indicator: Indicator 2.1.1 is the “prevalence of undernourishment” in the UN SDG framework.
- End all forms of malnutrition. Prevalence of childhood stunting. Definition of the SDG indicator: Indicator 2.2.1 is the “prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age” in the UN SDG framework.2.
- Double the productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers. Production per labour unit. Definition of the SDG indicator: Indicator 2.3.1 is the “volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size” in the UN SDG framework.
- Sustainable food production and resilient agricultural practices. Sustainable food production. Definition: Indicator 2.4.1 is the “proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture”in the UN SDG framework.
Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2 or Global Goal 2) aims to achieve "zero hunger". It is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording is: "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture".
The SDGs are a global plan to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity by 2030. Goal 2 is zero hunger, which aims to end all forms of malnutrition, ensure food security and promote sustainable agriculture.
