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

Food Tank

2013 Chicago IL USA G

Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network

FANRPAN 1997 Pretoria South Africa E

FoodDrinkEurope

1959 Brussels Belgium E yt

FOODforce

Wageningen Netherlands F

ForAfrika

1984 Johannesburg South Africa G

Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

FCPF Washington DC USA F gy

Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa

FISNA 2004 Zomba Malawi E g

Forest Stewardship Council

FSC 1993 Bonn Germany F y

Forest Trends

1998 Washington DC USA F

Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform

FTP 2004 Brussels Belgium E

Forestry Mechanization

FORMEC 1966 Vienna Austria S c

Forestry Research Network for Sub-Saharan Africa

FORNESSA 2000 Kumasi Ghana F

Forests and Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement

FLARE Ann Arbor MI USA F

Former FAO and Other United Nations Staff Association

FFOA 1971 Rome Italy G v

Foro de las Américas para la Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico Agropecuario

FORAGRO San José Costa Rica F

Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

2016 F c

Forschungsstelle für Internationale Agrar- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Heidelberg

FIA Heidelberg Germany G

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

FARA 2001 Accra Ghana F

Forum international pour l'exploitation forestière

FIEF 1998 Kinshasa Congo DR G

Foundation Amazon Fund

2008 Roosteren Netherlands J f

Foundation for Sustainable Food Security in Central West Africa

SADAOC Foundation 1992 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso F f

Framework Agreement for the Conservation of Living Marine Resources on the High Seas of the South Pacific

Galapagos Agreement 2000 T g

Franciscans International

FI 1985 Geneva Switzerland F

Free Trade Europa

Stockholm Sweden J t

Friends of the Earth International

FoEI 1971 Amsterdam Netherlands F y

Friends of the Islands of Peace

Islands of Peace 1965 Huy Belgium G

Friends of the World Food Programme

Friends of WFP 1995 Washington DC USA G

Fundación Dieta Mediterranea

FDM Barcelona Spain G f

Fundación Europea para la Innovación y Desarrollo de la Tecnología

INTEC Córdoba Spain J f

Fundación Instituto para las Negociaciones Agricolas Internacionales

INAI 1999 Buenos Aires Argentina G f

Fundación para la Alimentación y Nutrición de Centro América y Panama

FANCAP Guatemala Guatemala F fg

Fundación Pro Humanae Vitae

FPHV 1995 La Plata Argentina G f

Future Agricultures

2005 Brighton UK J v

Future Forest

2001 Seoul Korea Rep G

GALVmed

2004 Edinburgh UK F y

Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute

GWEI 2008 G

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Gavi 2000 Le Grand-Saconnex Switzerland F

GCC Standardization Organization

GSO 2001 Riyadh Saudi Arabia D g

General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union

1959 Brussels Belgium E

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

GFCM 1952 Rome Italy E gy

Genetic Resources Center

GRC 1989 K

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

GICHD 1998 Geneva Switzerland G

German Catholic Bishops' Organisation for Development Cooperation

1958 Aachen Germany G f

Gift of the Givers Foundation

1992 Pietermaritzburg South Africa N f

Global Agriculture and Food Security Program

GAFSP 2010 Washington DC USA E g

Global Aid Foundation

1993 F fv

Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture

GACSA 2014 Rome Italy E y

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

GAIN 2002 Geneva Switzerland F

Global Alliance for the Future of Food

2012 C y

Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People

2011 C y

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