Lesson 4 of 84 · Global Connections
⭐ 30 XP🌍 World StageWorld Hunger and Food Security
Nearly 690 million people worldwide face hunger.
🎯 Your mission
Think like a global citizen.
⚡ The twist
Big problems need both big solutions and small ones.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The internet was first turned on in 1969 with just 4 computers.
Then & Now
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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.
Pick a country in the news. Find out one good thing happening there too.
For the dinner table
“What's one problem you wish the whole world would work together on?”
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