World Obesity Day is commemorated on March 4 every year to raise awareness on the condition. Obesity is now a global crisis that affects around 800 million people worldwide with millions more at risk. Almost one in every six adults worldwide is living with obesity. Once viewed as a problem for the most developed countries, obesity is rising on every continent with the largest increases now taking place in South Asia and parts of Africa – areas where there was previously minimal prevalence. If nothing is done to reverse the epidemic, 1 billion adults may become obese by 2030. Furthermore, it’s not just adult obesity rising on every continent but childhood obesity is growing too. At present, no country stands a chance of reaching its 2025 obesity targets. This is why everybody needs to act and if we all come together, we can achieve big things.

In 1970, 20 million Americans came together to call for the protection of planet earth and this was recorded in history as the first ever Earth Day. Also known as International Mother Earth Day, April 22 marks the day of the year when the public is made aware of the state of the planet. 

For centuries, the world perceived hunger and food insecurity as only effects in conflict situations. Indeed, conflict is one of the main drivers of hunger. In any situation where people are displaced, maimed, or killed as a result of insecurity and conflict the end result is lower food production. So, it is true that conflict brings hunger.