The global crisis of hunger is evident in Haiti. Hunger is a weakness caused by a severe lack of food, with the desire to eat (Oxford, 2017). The sustainable development goals (SDG) described by the United Nations Development Programme includes, 17 goals in order to transform to world to become a better place (Sustainable Development Goals, n.d.). The primary goals include zero hunger, no poverty, climate action, and clean water (Sustainable Development Goals, n.d.). An important subject to focus on is no hunger, with the sustainable development goals (SDG) of zero hunger described by the United Nations Development Programme plans to end hunger by 2030. However, development in many countries remains a barrier due to hunger and malnutrition. Hunger has dropped nearly fifty percent …show more content…
Haiti is one of the highest-ranking countries in terms of hunger rate. Lack of employment in Haiti causes a large situation when residents try to provide for their families, and supply their family with food. Also, hurricane Matthew, deforestation, and other storms have caused a deprivation of food in Haiti. Since extreme deforestation and storms have come upon the country, statistics show that "more than 80 percent of the agricultural production was lost, as well as the availability of potable water” (Balaguer, 2009). Another cause of hunger in Haiti is that more than half of the people live in poverty. The United Nations defines living in Haiti as, “living on less than the equivalent of $1.25 a day in the United States” (Herlinger, 2016). Approximately more than fifty percent of Haitians live undernourished, and getting food onto the table an extreme struggle in Haiti (Herlinger, 2016). This paper will describe how the country of Haiti is affected, the people who are greatly in trouble, and measures that are used to prevent future