Lesson 4 of 84 · Global Connections
⭐ 30 XP🌍 World StageWorld Hunger and Food Security
Nearly 690 million people worldwide face hunger.
🎯 Your mission
Find the connection between here and somewhere far away.
⚡ The twist
The news only shows you one slice of the world at a time.
Mind = Blown
🤯 More people speak English in India than in the entire UK and US combined.
Then & Now
🌐 This is on the news right now somewhere on Earth.
Nearly 690 million people worldwide face hunger. Organizations like the World Food Programme deliver food aid, while sustainable farming practices help communities grow enough food for everyone.
Key Facts
The UN has 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
The United Nations has 193 member nations.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What is a refugee?
Why this still matters
Pick any product in your home. Trace where it came from. Be amazed.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Read one news headline and ask: who is helped, who is hurt?
For the dinner table
“What's one problem you wish the whole world would work together on?”
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