Hunger LEARNING OBJECTIV ES TO UNDER ST AND

Hunger LEARNING OBJECTIV ES TO UNDER ST AND WHAT HUNG ER MEANS IN A G LOBAL CONTEXT CONS IDER WHAT CAN B E DONE T O C OMB AT HUNGER

Goals & Articles Goal 2: Zero Hunger Article 24 (health and health services) Every child has the right to the best possible health. Governments must provide good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment so that children can stay healthy.

What is hunger? When we use the word hunger, we do not mean the desire to eat. Rather, we define it as established by the U. N. World Food Program: any caloric intake below the minimum of 2000 calories per day. About 795 million people—one in nine of the world’s population—do not have sufficient access to food. BUT the world produces enough food to feed every man, woman, and child on the planet.

According to the Human Development Index, a study done by the United Nations Development Programme, the 10 nations with the lowest human development scores in the world are: 1. Eritrea In what countries is hunger the worst? 2. Sierra Leone 3. Mozambique 4. South Sudan 5. Guinea 6. Burundi 7. Burkina Faso 8. Chad 9. Niger 10. Central African Republic.

What can we do to reduce world hunger? Write a list of up to 10 things that you think can reduce world hunger, in general. E. g. donating to food banks Think about what can be done as: a. An individual b. A school c. A community (local and global)