Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Zero Hunger


Goal 2 is about creating a world free of hunger by 2030.The global issue of hunger and food insecurity has shown an alarming increase since 2015, a trend exacerbated by a combination of factors including the pandemic, conflict, climate change, and deepening inequalities.

By 2022, approximately 735 million people – or 9.2% of the world’s population – found themselves in a state of chronic hunger – a staggering rise compared to 2019. This data underscores the severity of the situation, revealing a growing crisis.

In addition, an estimated 2.4 billion people faced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2022. This classification signifies their lack of access to sufficient nourishment. This number escalated by an alarming 391 million people compared to 2019.

The persistent surge in hunger and food insecurity, fueled by a complex interplay of factors, demands immediate attention and coordinated global efforts to alleviate this critical humanitarian challenge.

Extreme hunger and malnutrition remains a barrier to sustainable development and creates a trap from which people cannot easily escape. Hunger and malnutrition mean less productive individuals, who are more prone to disease and thus often unable to earn more and improve their livelihoods.

2 billion people in the world do not have regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. In 2022, 148 million children had stunted growth and 45 million children under the age of 5 were affected by wasting.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Nordic Work Group for International Breastfeeding Issues

1978 E

Nordic-Baltic Committee on Food Analysis

NMKL 1947 Bergen Norway E g

Nordisk Arboretudvalg

NAU 1972 Frederiksberg Denmark E

Nordiska Jordbruksforskares Förening

NJF 1918 Uppsala Sweden D v

North American Association of Fisheries Economists

NAAFE Corvallis OR USA D

North American Forestry Commission

NAFC 1959 Zapopan Mexico E g

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission

NAMMCO 1992 Tromsø Norway E g

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

NPFMC Anchorage AK USA G g

North Pacific Research Board

NPRB 1997 Anchorage AK USA G g

North Sea Advisory Council

NSAC 2004 Zoetermeer Netherlands E y

North Western Waters Advisory Council

NWWAC 2005 Dublin Ireland E y

North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission

NEAFC 1980 London UK D g

North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention

1959 T g

Northeast Asian Forest Forum

NEAFF 1998 Seoul Korea Rep J

Northern Sparsely Populated Areas Network

NSPA Network F

Norwegian Refugee Council

NRC 1946 Oslo Norway G

Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos

NPH 1954 Cuernavaca Mexico G

Nuffield International - Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust

Moama NSW Australia F

Nutrition and Education International

NEI 2003 Pasadena CA USA G f

Nutrition International

1992 Ottawa ON Canada F

Nutrition Third World

1984 Antwerp Belgium G

Objectif Tiers-monde

OTM 1975 Luxembourg Luxembourg G

Ocean Outcomes

O2 G

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

OHCHR 1945 Geneva Switzerland E g

Once Acre Fund

2006 G f

One Acre Fund

2006 Highland Park IL USA F f

One Day's Wages

ODW 2009 Seattle WA USA N

One Percent for Development Fund

1% for Development Fund 1976 Geneva Switzerland F f

OneWorld South Asia

OWSA 1999 Delhi India K

OpenStreetMap Foundation

2006 Cambridge UK F f

OPERA RESEARCH - European Observatory on Sustainable Agriculture

OPERA RESEARCH Piacenza Italy J

ORA International

1981 Korbach Germany G

Orangutan Foundation International

OFI 1986 Los Angeles CA USA F f

Organic Crop Improvement Association

OCIA 1984 Lincoln NE USA G

Organic Trade Association

OTA 1984 Washington DC USA F t

Organisation Mondiale des Experts

OMEX Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire J

Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Gambie

OMVG 1978 Dakar Senegal D g

Organización del Sector Pesquero y Acuicola del Istmo Centroamericano, Panama

OSPESCA La Libertad El Salvador D g

Organización Sudamericana de Fomento del Pura Sangre de Carrera

OSAF 1958 Buenos Aires Argentina D

Organization for Poverty Alleviation and Development

OPAD Stockholm Sweden G

Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries

OPRT 2000 Tokyo Japan D

OroVerde - Die Tropenwaldstiftung

OroVerde 1989 Bonn Germany G

Outreach Aid To The Americas

OAA 1994 Miami FL USA N

Outreach International

1979 Kansas City MO USA G

Overeaters Anonymous

OA 1960 Rio Rancho NM USA F

Overseas Development Institute

ODI 1960 London UK G j

Oxfam Australia

1953 Carlton VIC Australia G f

Oxfam GB

1942 Oxford UK G

Oxfam International

1995 Nairobi Kenya F y

Pachamama Alliance

San Francisco CA USA G

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