Sustainable Development Goal 2 focuses on achieving zero hunger on a global scale. After decades of steady decline, the number of people who suffer from hunger, as measured by the prevalence of undernourishment, began to slowly increase again in 2015. Current estimates show that nearly 690 million people are hungry, 8.9 percent of the world population, up by 10 million people in one year and by nearly 60 million in five years.
Unfortunately, with increased challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. If recent trends continue, the number of people affected by hunger would surpass 840 million by 2030.
Correct! According to the World Food Programme, largely due to man-made conflicts, climate change and economic downturns. The COVID-19 pandemic could now double that number, putting an additional 130 million people at risk of suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020. With more than , swift action needs to be taken to provide food and humanitarian relief to the most at-risk regions.
Incorrect. The correct answer is A. According to the World Food Programme, largely due to man-made conflicts, climate change and economic downturns. The COVID-19 pandemic could now double that number, putting an additional 130 million people at risk of suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020. With more than , swift action needs to be taken to provide food and humanitarian relief to the most at-risk regions.
Correct! According to the World Health Organization, 821.6 million, or 1 in 9 people around the world are hungry. Among the world’s hungry people, two thirds, or 513.9 million are in Asia. There are 256.1 million hungry people in Africa and 42.5 million in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. According to the World Health Organization, 821.6 million, or 1 in 9 people around the world are hungry. Among the world’s hungry people, two thirds, or 513.9 million are in Asia. There are 256.1 million hungry people in Africa and 42.5 million in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Correct! Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world, providing livelihoods for 40 per cent of today’s global population. It is the largest source of income and jobs for poor rural households. 500 million small farms worldwide, most still rainfed, provide up to 80 per cent of food consumed in a large part of the developing world. Investing in smallholder women and men is an important way to increase food security and nutrition for the poorest, as well as food production for local and global markets.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world, providing livelihoods for 40 per cent of today’s global population. It is the largest source of income and jobs for poor rural households. 500 million small farms worldwide, most still rainfed, provide up to 80 per cent of food consumed in a large part of the developing world. Investing in smallholder women and men is an important way to increase food security and nutrition for the poorest, as well as food production for local and global markets.
Correct! On 9 October 2020, the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP) 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. The World Food Programme provides a critical lifeline to 87 million vulnerable people across the world. Their analysis of the economic and food security implications of the pandemic outlines the potential .
Incorrect. The correct answer is A. On 9 October 2020, the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP) 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. The World Food Programme provides a critical lifeline to 87 million vulnerable people across the world. Their analysis of the economic and food security implications of the pandemic outlines the potential .
Correct! The World Health Organization explains malnutrition as involving a deficient, excess or imbalanced intake of nutrients for proper tissue and organ function, and it encompasses both overnutrition and undernutrition. Additionally, chronic, or ongoing malnutrition can cause young children to be stunted in height, underweight, delayed in developmental capacities such as brain function, and more prone to disease. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) notes that the most vulnerable for undernutrition are children under five and pregnant and lactating women, poor people, people who live in developing countries, and people who are displaced or who live in conflict zones.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. The World Health Organization explains malnutrition as involving a deficient, excess or imbalanced intake of nutrients for proper tissue and organ function, and it encompasses both overnutrition and undernutrition. Additionally, chronic, or ongoing malnutrition can cause young children to be stunted in height, underweight, delayed in developmental capacities such as brain function, and more prone to disease. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) notes that the most vulnerable for undernutrition are children under five and pregnant and lactating women, poor people, people who live in developing countries, and people who are displaced or who live in conflict zones.
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