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Hunger and food insecurity are scourges that arise in several countries; Costa Rica is no exception. To counteract this evil and others of humanity, the United Nations Organization launched the 2030 Agenda in 2015, with 17 sustainable development goals, one of which is number 2, which seeks to eliminate hunger. Costa Rica has made progress on the goals of this, although there is still much to do, since the Covid-19 pandemic meant a slowdown in the achievement of these goals. 

One of the most pernicious causes of the backsliding on global hunger is the human infliction of deprivation, whether in the form of belligerents’ decisions about how to wage war or governments’ decisions about howto exercise control over populations. Some of these decisions are criminal, but accountability is rare.

This article explores the historic and contemporary connections between colonialism, racism, and climate change and their effects on hunger and malnutrition.

One of the most pernicious causes of the backsliding on global hunger is the human infliction of deprivation, whether in the form of belligerents’ decisions about how to wage war or governments’ decisions about howto exercise control over populations. Some of these decisions are criminal, but accountability is rare.