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Seventeen 17-year-olds tell us what they want from the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Project 17: Goal 2: Zero hunger

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Goal 2: Zero hunger

27/01/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Project 17, Goal 2: Zero hunger

Seventeen-year-old Rosa wants to know why so many children in Guatemala are malnourished

Seventeen-year-old Rosa Angelica wants to understand why so many children in Guatemala suffer from malnutrition.

In 2015 the United Nations announced a radical plan to change the world.

Global leaders drew up a list of 17  "sustainable development goals" to create a blueprint for a better future. Governments agreed to support the goals which cover gender equality, access to clean water, a good education and much more. Now, 17-year-olds from 17 different countries tell us what they want the world to be doing.

Seventeen-year-old Rosa Angelica lives in a Mayan community. As many as 80% of Mayan children in Guatemala suffer from malnutrition. Rosa Angelica has spoken to volunteers, activists and even a government minister to try to find out what Guatemala should be doing if it is to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030.

Project 17 is a unique collaboration between the BBC World Service and the Open University.

Presenter: Sana Safi. Producer: Kate Lamble.

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