
Help Us Reach Zero Hunger
Across the world, millions of people are going hungry. We need YOUR help today to reach them with lifesaving food.
Millions of people go to sleep every night in pain from hunger. We do everything we can to reach them, but right now we’re facing the biggest scale-up in our organization’s history, and we need your help. There are so many ways you can get involved: Raise awareness. Host a fundraiser. Be an advocate. Any step you take brings us one meal closer to solving hunger for good.
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Start TodayThere are 17 Sustainable Development Goals agreed upon by more than 190 member states of the United Nations, and there’s a reason Zero Hunger is at the top of the list: If people don’t have enough to eat, they won’t have the strength to reach the other goals.
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- Goal 1: No Poverty
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Goal 3: Good Health & Wellbeing
- Goal 4: Quality Education
- Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation
- Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy
- Goal 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 14: Life Below Water
- Goal 15: Life on Land
- Goal 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
How to Reach Zero Hunger

Protect the Most Vulnerable
To realize the full potential of our global economy, governments must expand social protections for the most vulnerable people in it. These safety nets (think food stamps, Medicare and social security) are some of the best tools we have to promote equitable economic growth. Safety nets raise the purchasing power of the poorest people which in turn creates demand for products and services. Demand generates new jobs and jump-starts local economies. Investing in safety nets isn’t just the right thing to do; it makes good business sense.
Photo: WFP/Hussam Al Saleh
Improve Rural Infrastructure
Access to affordable, nutritious food for everyone — all 8 billion of us — depends on making our supply chains more efficient and sustainable. We must innovate and invest in farm-to-market programs that connect the world’s small farmers to local economies. This means improving rural infrastructure like roads, bridges, irrigation systems, means of transportation, food storage and electrification. These improvements will ensure farmers can feed their families, reach consumers and earn an income.
Photo: WFP/Matteo Cosorich
Reduce Food Waste & Loss
About one third of all the food we produce for human consumption each year is lost or wasted. This isn’t just a travesty for hungry people, it costs the global economy nearly $1 trillion annually. In high-income countries, food is often wasted at home. In low-income countries, it is lost before it even reaches the plate due to extreme weather, poor storage or because farmers cannot get their goods to market. If we could recover all the world’s lost and wasted food, we could feed every hunger person twice over.
Photo: Unsplash/Elevate
Increase Biodiversity & Sustainability
Around the world today, just four crops (rice, wheat, corn and soy) represent 60% of all calories consumed. This overdependence on a few plants and animals for food is risky in numerous ways. In order to cope with the challenges of climate change, food availability and food access, we must help farmers grow a more diverse range of crops and livestock. That means teaching farmers new techniques, equipping them with modern tools, and educating communities about the nutritional importance of eating a wide range of foods.
Photo: Unsplash/Natalie Walters
Prioritize Children & Nursing Mothers
Nothing is more important to the development of a child than good health and nutrition, particularly in the first 1000 days of life (from conception until the age of two). To prevent stunting and to promote healthy development, we must ensure that children and nursing mothers have access to the required nutritious foods.
Photo: WFP/Saikat Mojumder