Category: Hunger

World Food Programme awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Read this article:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54476569

Also follow the link https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54477214 to learn more about the work of the UN World Food Programme.

Find out more about the Zero Hunger Goal here: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger/

Then write a blog post about the goal and what you think about the Nobel Committee’s decision to award this year’s Peace Prize to the World Food Programme. Give examples of the work they do. How is the goal of no hunger related to peace?

Goal 2: Zero Hunger – United Nations Sustainable Development

In the news: Hunger increasing due to climate change

 

Hunger increasing due to climate change, according to a UN report.

It found that 821 million people — one in every nine — were malnourished in 2017, up from 815 million in 2016, putting at risk the UN’s goal of eradicating hunger in the world by 2030.

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