LibGuides: G 6 Art as Action: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Web Resources - Zero Hunger

Goal 2: Zero Hunger
From the UN. Be sure to read "Goal 2 Targets" tab
The New Face of Hunger
From NatGeo "Millions of working Americans don’t know where their next meal is coming from. We sent three photographers to explore hunger in three very different parts of the United States, each giving different faces to the same statistic: One-sixth of Americans don’t have enough food to eat."
Infographic: Path to Zero Hunger by 2030 (.pdf)
Hungry Planet: What The World Eats
"American photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio have traveled the world documenting that most basic of human behaviors—what we eat. Their project, “Hungry Planet,” depicts everything that an average family consumes in a given week—and what it costs."
Goal 2
More information from the UN on Goal 2. Be sure to read the "Why it Matters" pdf for more valuable information.
Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform: Goal 2
From the UN
The Cost of Wasted Food
"It is time to remind ourselves how much food we’re wasting, and the cost of this on both our pockets and our population."
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TEDTalk: Esther Ndichu: Hunger isn’t a food issue. It’s a logistics issue (12m)

"Most people presume that world hunger is caused by a lack of food. But Esther Ndichu, the humanitarian supply chain director at UPS, argues that the real issue is logistics. She points out that food often rots just miles from the neediest people and that farmers often can’t get goods to market. By fixing the "last mile," she shows that hunger can be solved in our lifetime. "