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The Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of hungry people can still be reached by the end of 2015.
September 16, 2014, Rome - Nearly 805 million people in the world-each nine-, hungry, according to a new UN report released today.
The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI 2014, for its acronym in English) confirms a positive trend has been to reduce the number of hungry people worldwide in more than 100 million in the last decade, and more
The general trend in reducing hunger in developing countries means that the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of halving the proportion of undernourished people by 2015 can be achieved "if appropriate efforts immediately intensify"
"This is the proof that we can win the war against hunger, and should inspire countries to move forward with the help of the international community as needed," write the leaders of the FAO, IFAD and WFP Jose Graziano da Silva, Kanayo F. Nwanze and Ertharin Cousin- in his foreword to the report.
All three emphasize that "a reduction of accelerated starvation, substantial and sustainable is possible with the necessary political commitment" and that it "must have sufficient information and a good understanding of national issues, relevant policy options, broad participation and lessons from other experiences. "
The SOFI 2014 highlights how access to food has rapidly and significantly improved in countries that have experienced an overall economic progress, particularly in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Access to food has improved in South Asia and Latin America, but especially in countries with adequate safety nets and other forms of social protection, including for the rural poor.
Hunger reduction has accelerated, but some were left behind
Despite significant progress in general, various regions and subregions have been left behind. In sub-Saharan Africa, more than one in four people remain chronically malnourished, while in Asia-the world's most populous region - where the majority of the hungry live 526 million people.
Latin America and the Caribbean have made the most progress in increasing global food security. Meanwhile, Oceania has achieved only modest improvement (a decrease of 1.7 percent) in the prevalence of undernourishment, which stood at 14 percent in 2012-14, and in fact has seen the number of victims hunger increase since 1990-92.
The heads of UN agencies noted that of the 63 countries that have achieved the MDG target, 25 have also achieved the most ambitious goal of the World Food Summit (WFS) of halving the number of people
Create an enabling environment through coordinated actions
With a number of undernourished still "unacceptably high" persons responsible for the FAO, IFAD and WFP highlighted the need for a renewed political commitment to fight hunger and transform it into action. In this context, the three positively assessed the pledge at the summit of the African Union in June 2014 -carried to end hunger on the continent in 2025.
"Food insecurity and malnutrition are complex problems that can not be solved by one sector or party, but should be addressed in a coordinated way," he added, calling on governments to work closely with the private sector and society civil.
The report of the FAO, IFAD and WFP specifies that the eradication of hunger requires establishing positive unentorno and an integrated approach.
Case Studies
The SOFI this year includes seven case studies of Bolivia, Brazil, Haiti, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malawi and Yemen that highlight some of the ways in which countries address hunger and how external events can influence their ability to comply with the achievement of the objectives of food security and nutrition. These countries were chosen because of their political diversity, economic and sector-particularly agricultural-cultural differences.
Bolivia, for example, has created institutions to engage a wide range of stakeholders, including previously marginalized indigenous peoples.
The Brazilian Zero Hunger Program, which placed the achievement of food security in the center of the government agenda, is the basis of progress that led the country to achieve the MDGs and the WFS goals.
Haiti, where more than half the population suffers from chronic malnutrition, is still struggling to recover from the effects of the devastating earthquake of 2010. The report shows how the country has adopted a national program for strengthening livelihoods and improving agricultural productivity
Indonesia has adopted legal frameworks and institutions established to improve food security and nutrition. His policy coordination mechanism comprising ministries, NGOs and community leaders. The measures address a range of challenges, from the growth of agricultural productivity to nutritious and safe diet.
Madagascar is coming out of a political crisis and resuming relations with international development partners to combat poverty and malnutrition. It also works in partnership to build resilience to shocks and climate hazards, including cyclones, droughts and locust plagues that often afflict the island nation.
Malawi has achieved the MDG target on hunger, thanks to strong and persistent to boost maize production commitment.
Conflict, economic crisis, low agricultural productivity and poverty in Yemen have made one of the most food insecure countries in the world.
The conclusions and recommendations of the SOFI 2014 will be discussed by governments, civil society and private sector representatives at the meeting of October 13 to 18 of the Committee on World Food Security at FAO headquarters in Rome.
The report will also be a key element of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (CIN2) to be held in Rome from 19 to 21 November, the FAO is organizing jointly with the World Health Organization. Being high-level intergovernmental meeting looking at the global level, a renewed commitment to combat malnutrition, with the overall objective of improving food and raise levels of nutrition.
More information
Loretta Favarato
Communicator – FAO Perú
lorandtta.favastatthe@fao.org
Tel: (511) 447 2641 103 ANEXO / Cel. 951 235 096
