Zero Hunger

With eight years remaining to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition (SDG 2), the world is moving in the wrong direction.

The Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 gathers the latest data on the food security and nutrition situation in Latin America and the Caribbean region, showing a worrisome landscape.

The 2021 SOFI report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report by FAO, IFAD, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF and WFP examines the impact of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

As the COVID-19 infection has spread to pandemic proportions over the last few weeks, I feel – in my role as Chair CFS – that we have both a moral and political obligation to initiate a proactive dialogue among our stakeholders on the implications and potential impacts of this pandemic on global food security and nutrition.

UN commits to ensuring inclusive preparations for the Food Systems Summit to be convened by the Secretary-General in 2021.

2019 RBA Celebration of the UN Day for South-South Cooperation.

This year’s report presents evidence that the absolute number of people who suffer from hunger continues to slowly increase. The report also highlights that food insecurity is more than just hunger.

The CFS Chair calls for action on the situation in Yemen.

FAO, IFAD and WFP have developed joint actions in the Latin American and Caribbean region with the common goal of eradicating hunger and malnutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development.

This joint update highlights the efforts of the three agencies to work together to address and achieve the SDGs. It gives examples of improved coordination, and offers an analysis of challenges, opportunities and lessons learnt.

 

 

New evidence in The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2018 confirms a rise in world hunger: the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to levels from almost a decade ago.

Canada is partnering with the United Nations Rome-based agencies (RBAs) – the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – to further test in the field their joint Conceptual framework for strengthening resilience for food security and nutrition.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding that came into force 6th June 2018 to deepen collaboration in the fight against #ZeroHunger

In the last quarter of 2016, the Governing Bodies of the United Nations Rome-based Agencies (RBAs), FAO, IFAD, and WFP welcomed the joint paper “Collaboration among the United Nations Rome-based Agencies: Delivering on the 2030 Agenda”.

This year’s edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World marks the beginning of a new era in monitoring the progress made towards achieving a world without hunger and malnutrition, within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The scale of malnutrition and its impact on health and economic growth are serious global concerns. Malnutrition in all its forms is affecting one in three people globally.

To grow and lead productive lives we need good nutrition, and good nutrition starts from what we eat. Food systems have great potential to make diverse and nutritious food available and affordable to all.

The RBA Project is jointly implemented by FAO, IFAD and WFP. Funded by the Government of Switzerland, the Project seeks to improve food security and income-generating opportunities through the reduction of post-harvest losses in supported grain and pulse value chains.

We can end poverty and hunger by 2030. But we will need a new approach that results in much higher level of resources mobilized towards hunger eradication than in a “business-as-usual” scenario.

The Community of Practice (CoP) on Food Loss Reduction is a web-based platform that serves as a global convener and integrates knowledge related to reducing post-harvest losses.

This paper presents a common vision, guiding principles for enhanced collaboration, the distinctive strengths of each organization, prerequisites, and commitments on how RBA country teams can support governments. 

Niger is a landlocked, low-income and food-deficit country, ranking 187th out of 187 countries in the Human Development Index. Life expectancy at birth is 58 years, and one in ten children will not reach five years of age.

Economic statistics suggest that conditions in the Republic of Guatemala are favourable; yet 75 percent of rural households live below the poverty line (World Bank, 2014).

In 2014, Kenya was newly classified as a lower-middle-income country, with financial services and infrastructure expected to drive growth of 5 to 6 percent annually over the next five years. At the same time, the country is still in protracted crisis.