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Global food production can feed everyone, yet hunger persists, affecting one in 11 people worldwide and one in five people in Africa. Our goal towards Zero Hunger by 2030 is off track, with nearly 600 million people likely to be chronically undernourished in six years. We require transformative changes and bigger investment in agriculture, closing urban-rural divides, and building efficient, sustainable, and resilient food systems. Our UN specialized agencies - , , , and , among others - are there to help in the field.
As we celebrate , it’s crucial to acknowledge that despite food being a fundamental human right, millions still face hunger due to conflicts, inequalities, and economic downturns, underscoring the urgent need for access to diverse, nutritious foods for all.
-supported projects enhance prosperity, food security, and resilience by connecting rural communities to essential finance, markets, technology, and knowledge.
Reducing food loss is vital for enhancing food security and lowering greenhouse gas emissions, as a large portion of agricultural costs is tied to .
El Niño is hitting at a time of already significant unmet needs, with 13.6 million people currently experiencing crisis levels of food insecurity in affected countries. is supporting governments in mitigating the impact of El Niño on food security in the region.
Efforts to rediscover and cultivate over 350 key crops, supported by global initiatives like the , are crucial for enhancing food security, resilience, and nutrition in the face of climate change.
Climate change-induced cocoa price hikes are affecting chocolate lovers globally, highlighting the urgent need for climate action.
Grasping the extent of food waste through robust measurement, as highlighted in the , is crucial for catalyzing essential action and progress towards achieving SDG 12.
Farmers in Haiti's Artibonite department, face dire challenges due to armed bandits plundering crops, underscoring the urgent need for security and stability to ensure food security and long-term resilience in the country's agricultural sector.
and introduce a unveiling trends and health implications of processed food trade, crucial for promoting nutritious diets and enhancing food security worldwide.
The Cerrado savannah, situated primarily in Brazil, is the world's most diverse savannah in terms of its biodiversity. ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Development Programme () collaborates with local partners to promote livelihoods, safeguard ecosystems, preserve traditions, and bring socio-biodiversity to market shelves. The Institute for Society, Population and Nature (ISPN), in partnership with UNDP, was chosen in 1994 to manage the Small Grants Programme in Brazil, which is known as the Fund for Promotion of Productive Eco-social Landscapes. SGP Brazil has supported over 890 projects in the Cerrado, Caatinga and Amazon regions so far.
In Kabo village, men play a game with beans. The beans represent wild animals, the bag is the forest, and the players are hunters. Once the bag is empty, they all lose. This game is designed to show the consequences of unsustainable hunting on future generations' food and incomes. The Bantu and Baaka Indigenous Peoples groups in the Congo rely on wild meat as their main source of protein and income. However, overhunting, deforestation, pollution, diseases, and climate change have reduced the population of wild animals in the Congo Basin. The Programme, coordinated by the (FAO) and three other organizations, works to restore the balance between food security and wildlife conservation.
Not only are healthy diets crucial for children's development and wellbeing, but the is part of the right to food too.
Reducing food loss and waste is vital as global hunger has steadily increased since 2014. Approximately 13% of food is lost from harvest to retail, and 17% of global food production is wasted in households, food service, and retail. The 2023 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September), themed ", urges public and private sectors to prioritize innovative actions in reducing food loss and waste for more resilient and sustainable food systems. with ’s message and !