Sustainable Development Goals (Zero Hunger)

 examples of local organizations which have worked on achieving the goal: -The General Organization for Grains Launches the initiative (National Program for Reducing Food Loss and Waste in the Kingdom) The Foundation aims to reduce the lost and wasted quantities in food by following the latest international standards and experiences.  The initiative is one of the initiatives of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the National Transformation Program 2020, and seeks to achieve the vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030, which aims to exploit natural resources effectively as well as raise operational efficiency. -The Saudi Food Bank initiative (Eta’am) The “Eta’am” business model aims to build effective strategic alliances to benefit from the surplus food resources, and distribute them to the beneficiaries, in addition to offering various packages of community initiatives specialized in the field of food support, and providing safe and sustainable food for p...

the world progress on the chosen SDG.  The latest findings in the 2021 Sustainable Development Goals Report: COVID-19 is driving hunger and food insecurity even higher COVID-19 has had an additional and profound impact on hunger and food security, due to disruptions in food supply chains, income loss, widening social inequalities, a changing food environment, and rising prices. With little progress over the past 20 years, nearly one-third of women of childbearing age are still anaemic. Anemia is a condition in which the concentration of hemoglobin is insufficient to meet the physiological needs of the body. In pregnant women, it increases the risk of negative outcomes for both the mother and the child. It may also be an independent risk factor for severe illness from COVID-19.

Explaining the goal we are chosen , the second goal ( zero hunger) : The meaning of the goal (zero hunger): Hunger is the leading cause of death in the world. Our planet has provided us with tremendous resources, but unequal access and inefficient handling leaves millions of people malnourished. If we promote sustainable agriculture with modern technologies and fair distribution systems, we can sustain the whole world’s population and make sure that nobody will ever suffer from hunger again. why this goal is important? The second goal is important because our economy, health, education, equality and social progress may all benefit from a world without hunger.  According to the United Nations, about 690 million people suffer from hunger, which is just under 10 percent of the world's population.  One in nine people sleeps hungry every night, including 20 million people who are currently at risk of starvation in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria.

  The sustainable development goals 1  No poverty: Providing humanitarian aid and assistance to the poorest and developing countries, and to international organizations fighting poverty. 2  Zero hunger: The Kingdom aims to achieve food security at the local and global levels. It also aims to increase the contribution of the agricultural sector in the Kingdom to the GDP. 3  Good health and well-being:  Promoting health and providing a healthy life for all, by launching several initiatives in the health sector at the local and global levels. 4  Quality education:  Improving the quality of education at the global level, as well as providing the right to education for all, its quality and the distinction of its outputs as one of the most important pillars of sustainable development. 5  Gender equality: To increase the participation of women in the labor market, and to guarantee their rights in the field of health, education and participation in the l...

  The meaning of Sustainable Development : Sustainable development is an organizational principle to meet the goals and needs of human development without undermining the integrity and stability of the natural system. Its focus has shifted more to economic development, social development, and environmental protection for future generations. Definition: In April 27, 1987, The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) issues its report, Our Common Future, identified as well as the Brundtland Report, after the commission's chair, then-Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. Amongst its several central aspects is the definition of Sustainable Development (SD) that is the considerable regularly recited definition and continues to drive succeed in this area nowadays: "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Pillars of sustainable development: ...