Global Pathways to Achieving Zero Hunger (SDG 2): Integrating Equity, Resilience, and Sustainability

Global food security is at a critical juncture. Feeding a growing and increasingly diverse population is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Despite decades of international efforts and innovations in agriculture and social policy, hunger and malnutrition still affect hundreds of millions of people. According to the 2023 SOFI (State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World) report, between 690 and 783 million people will experience hunger in 2022 alone. Food insecurity is a global problem, driven by climate change, geopolitical instability, market disruptions, and unequal access to resources.The UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) – Zero Hunger – is a commitment to ending hunger, improving nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture by 2030. While countries vary in their pace of implementation, they face similar structural barriers: poverty, environmental degradation, conflict, and governance gaps. Initiatives such as the UN Food Systems Summit have clearly demonstrated the need for closer integration of food production, distribution, and consumption, as well as synergies between SDG 2 and the goals on health, climate, and gender equality.This Research Topic provides a platform for discussing global progress, exchanging interregional experiences, and exploring transformative paths towards Zero Hunger. Submissions (including comparative analyses) that fit into the following thematic areas are welcome: • Progress Analyses: Global and regional summaries of SDG 2 implementation and identifying persistent gaps. • Socioeconomic Context: Food security in diverse economic and environmental realities. • Synergy Goals: Relationships, trade-offs, and commonalities between SDG 2 and other Sustainable Development Goals.• Crisis Drivers: The impact of armed conflict, climate change, and economic crises on the stability of food systems.• Sustainable Agriculture: Resilient agricultural practices adapted to different ecological zones.• Policy and Governance: Social safety nets, institutional frameworks, and food policy coherence. • Urban vs. Rural: Comparative analyses of malnutrition and physical and economic access to food. Topic editors: Barbara Sawicka, Imran Aslan Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/83024/global-pathways-to-achieving-zero-hunger-sdg-2-integrating-equity-resilience-and-sustainability