World Hunger Day 2026
The End of Hunger is in Our Hands
Hunger is not inevitable. It is created by systems we have the power to change. Every day, people around the world are proving that transformation is possible: farmers regenerating their land, women leading local governments, youth launching climate-smart innovations and communities organizing for their own development.
This year’s World Hunger Day celebrates the contributions we all make: the hands that plant seeds, lift others up, learn new skills, build solutions, share knowledge, raise voices and open new futures.
And it invites the world to join them.
Take Action for World Hunger Day
On World Hunger Day, May 28, millions of people across the globe are taking bold, visible action to show that a hunger-free future is possible. You are part of the movement. Lift your voice. Join hands.
Choose your action.
Make Your Hands Seen. Make Your Impact Known.
Take a photo or short video of your hands in action — planting, cooking, building, writing, raising a sign — and post it with #InOurHands.
Host a Hunger-Free Future Learning Circle
Bring a small group together — colleagues, friends, classmates, neighbors — for an inspiring conversation about what’s possible. Download the conversational guide below.
Create a “Hands of Change” Community Wall
Set up a board or use an existing wall at your workplace, school, community center or event. Invite people to trace their hand or add a hand-shaped card with a message: something they’ve learned, someone they want to honor or an action they’re taking to end hunger.
Be part of the End of Hunger Action Relay
Take one bold action — zero food waste for a day, cook with local ingredients, make a donation to an organization working to end hunger, sign a petition that addresses the root causes of hunger in your community, plant something — and challenge three others to do the same.
About Global Hunger
For the first time since 2017, the United Nations’ 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report shows a long-awaited shift: global hunger is beginning to decline. This progress is fragile and far from enough, but it signals something powerful: change is happening and a world without hunger is possible.
Still, an estimated 673 million people—1 in 12 across the globe—live with chronic hunger today. Rising food prices continue to put healthy diets out of reach for 2.6 billion people. Climate shocks disrupt harvests, conflicts fracture food systems and economic insecurity keeps families from accessing the nutrition they need. In regions like Africa, where more than one in five people face severe food insecurity, persistent inequalities and climate vulnerabilities underscore the scale of the challenge.
Hunger does not exist in isolation. It is woven into the fabric of issues we see every day: inequality, climate change, conflict and economic instability. But that interconnectedness is also our greatest source of hope. When communities, governments, investors and global partners work together, solutions multiply. Progress accelerates when we invest in local leadership, strengthen food systems and champion the people closest to the challenge.
The end of hunger is not only necessary and urgent, it is within our hands.
About World Hunger Day
World Hunger Day was founded in 2011 by The Hunger Project to call attention to the global food crisis. Since then World Hunger Day has grown into a globally-recognized day of significance and millions of individuals, organizations, corporations and governments have come together to highlight the importance of creating a world without hunger.
About The Hunger Project
Founded in 1977, The Hunger Project is a global movement dedicated to creating a world without hunger. The organization believes people living in hunger are key change agents and are at the heart of a sustainable solution that lasts.
