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2/27/15, 6:02 PM FAO - News Article: World hunger falls, but 805 million still chronically undernourished Page 1 of 3 http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/243839/icode/ About FAO In Action Countries Themes Media Publications Statistics Partnerships Contacts Contacts News archive News archive Events Events Audio & video Audio & video Webcasting Webcasting Infographics Infographics Print Send Home > Media > News Article ﺑ"ﺔ$ 'ﻟﻌ English Français Italiano Português Русский Español Search in Media only A worker weeding in a nursery in Back Kan, Viet Nam World hunger falls, but 805 million still chronically undernourished MDG target to halve proportion of world’s hungry still within reach by end of 2015 16 September 2014, Rome 16 September 2014, Rome - About 805 million people in the world, or one in nine, suffer from hunger, according to a new UN report released today. The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI 2014) confirmed a positive trend which has seen the number of hungry people decline globally by more than 100 million over the last decade and by 209 million since 1990-92. The report is published annually by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The overall trend in hunger reduction in developing countries means that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG ) of halving the proportion of undernourished people by 2015 is within reach, "if appropriate and immediate efforts are stepped up," the report said. To date, 63 developing countries have reached the MDG target, and six more are on track to reach it by 2015. "This is proof that we can win the war against hunger and should inspire countries to move forward, with the assistance of the international community as needed," the heads of FAO, IFAD and WFP , José Graziano da Silva, Kanayo F. Nwanze and Ertharin Cousin, wrote in their foreword to the report. They stressed that "accelerated, substantial and sustainable hunger reduction is possible with the requisite political commitment," and that "this has to be well informed by sound understanding of national challenges, relevant policy options, broad participation and lessons from other experiences." SOFI 2014 noted how access to food has improved rapidly and significantly in countries that have experienced overall economic progress, notably in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia. Access to food has also improved in Southern Asia and Latin America, but mainly in countries with adequate safety nets and other forms of social protection including for the rural poor. Hunger reduction has accelerated, but some lag behind Hunger reduction has accelerated, but some lag behind Despite significant progress overall, several regions and sub-regions continue to lag behind. In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than one in four people remain chronically undernourished, while Asia, the world's most populous region, is also home to the majority of the hungry - 526 million people. Latin America and the Caribbean have made the greatest overall strides in increasing food security. Meanwhile Oceania has accomplished only a modest improvement (1.7 percent decline) in the prevalence of undernourishment, which stood at 14.0 percent in 2012-14, and has actually seen the number of its hungry increase since 1990-92. The agency heads noted that of the 63 countries which have reached the MDG target, 25 have also achieved the more ambitious World Food Summit (WFS) target of halving the number of undernourished people by 2015. However, the report indicated that time has run out on reaching the WFS target at the global level. Creating an enabling environment through coordinated actions Creating an enabling environment through coordinated actions With the number of undernourished people remaining "unacceptably high", the agency heads stressed the need to renew the political commitment to tackle hunger and to transform it into concrete actions. In this context, the heads of FAO, IFAD and WFP welcomed the pledge at the 2014 African Union summit in June to end hunger on the continent by 2025. Read The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014 (SOFI 2014) SOFI 2014 in brief Frequently Asked Questions on SOFI 2014 Related links Millennium Development Goals ICN2 Second International Conference on Nutrition Video Jomo Kwame Sundaram, FAO Assistant Director- General, provides an overview of the SOFI key findings. Audio Interview with George Rapsomanikis, FAO Senior Economist Contact Peter Mayer FAO Media Relations (Rome) (+39) 06 570 52627 [email protected] Katie Taft IFAD Communications (+39) 06 5459 2396 Cell: (+39) 366 5620976 [email protected] Zoie Jones WFP Communications Officer Cell: (+39) 342 902 5566 [email protected]
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World hunger falls, but 805 million still chronicallyundernourished
MDG target to halve proportion of worlds hungry still within reach by end of 2015
16 September 2014, Rome16 September 2014, Rome - About 805 million people inthe world, or one in nine, suffer from hunger, according to anew UN report released today.
The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI 2014) confirmeda positive trend which has seen the number of hungry peopledecline globally by more than 100 million over the last decadeand by 209 million since 1990-92. The report is publishedannually by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), theInternational Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and theWorld Food Programme (WFP).
The overall trend in hunger reduction in developing countriesmeans that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving
the proportion of undernourished people by 2015 is within reach, "if appropriate and immediate efforts are steppedup," the report said. To date, 63 developing countries have reached the MDG target, and six more are on track to reachit by 2015.
"This is proof that we can win the war against hunger and should inspire countries to move forward, with the assistanceof the international community as needed," the heads of FAO, IFAD and WFP, Jos Graziano da Silva, Kanayo F. Nwanzeand Ertharin Cousin, wrote in their foreword to the report.
They stressed that "accelerated, substantial and sustainable hunger reduction is possible with the requisite politicalcommitment," and that "this has to be well informed by sound understanding of national challenges, relevant policyoptions, broad participation and lessons from other experiences."
SOFI 2014 noted how access to food has improved rapidly and significantly in countries that have experienced overalleconomic progress, notably in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia. Access to food has also improved in Southern Asia andLatin America, but mainly in countries with adequate safety nets and other forms of social protection including for therural poor.
Hunger reduction has accelerated, but some lag behindHunger reduction has accelerated, but some lag behind
Despite significant progress overall, several regions and sub-regions continue to lag behind. In Sub-Saharan Africa, morethan one in four people remain chronically undernourished, while Asia, the world's most populous region, is also hometo the majority of the hungry - 526 million people.
Latin America and the Caribbean have made the greatest overall strides in increasing food security. Meanwhile Oceaniahas accomplished only a modest improvement (1.7 percent decline) in the prevalence of undernourishment, which stoodat 14.0 percent in 2012-14, and has actually seen the number of its hungry increase since 1990-92.
The agency heads noted that of the 63 countries which have reached the MDG target, 25 have also achieved the moreambitious World Food Summit (WFS) target of halving the number of undernourished people by 2015. However, thereport indicated that time has run out on reaching the WFS target at the global level.
Creating an enabling environment through coordinated actionsCreating an enabling environment through coordinated actions
With the number of undernourished people remaining "unacceptably high", the agency heads stressed the need torenew the political commitment to tackle hunger and to transform it into concrete actions. In this context, the heads ofFAO, IFAD and WFP welcomed the pledge at the 2014 African Union summit in June to end hunger on the continent by2025.
ReadThe State of Food Insecurity
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SOFI 2014 in brief
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General, provides an
overview of the SOFI key
findings.
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"Food insecurity and malnutrition are complex problems that cannot be solved by one sector or stakeholder alone, butneed to be tackled in a coordinated way," they added, calling on governments to work closely with the private sectorand civil society.
The FAO, IFAD and WFP report specifies that hunger eradication requires establishing an enabling environment and anintegrated approach. Such an approach includes public and private investments to increase agricultural productivity;access to land, services, technologies and markets; and measures to promote rural development and social protection forthe most vulnerable, including strengthening their resilience to conflicts and natural disasters. The report alsoemphasizes the importance of specific nutrition programmes, particularly to address micronutrient deficiencies ofmothers and children under five.
Case studiesCase studies
This year's report includes seven case studies - Bolivia, Brazil, Haiti, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malawi and Yemen - thathighlight some of the ways that countries tackle hunger and how external events may influence their capacity to deliveron achieving food security and nutrition objectives. The countries were chosen because of their political, economic -particularly in the agricultural sector - diversities, and cultural differences.
BoliviaBolivia, for example, has created institutions to involve a range of stakeholders, particularly previously marginalizedindigenous people.
BrazilBrazil's Zero Hunger programme, which placed achievement of food security at the centre of the government's agenda,is at the heart of progress that led the country to achieve both the MDG and WFS targets. Current programmes toeradicate extreme poverty in the country build on the approach of linking policies for family farming with socialprotection in a highly inclusive manner.
HaitiHaiti, where more than half the population is chronically undernourished, is still struggling to recover from the effectsof the devastating 2010 earthquake. The report notes how the country has adopted a national programme tostrengthen livelihoods and improve agricultural productivity by supporting small family farmers' access to inputs andservices.
Indonesia Indonesia has adopted legal frameworks and established institutions to improve food security and nutrition. Its policycoordination mechanism involves ministries, NGOs and community leaders. Measures address a wide range of challengesfrom agricultural productivity growth to nutritious and safe diets.
Madagascar Madagascar is emerging from a political crisis and is resuming relationships with international development partnersaimed at tackling poverty and malnutrition. It is also working in partnership to build resilience to shocks and climatehazards, including cyclones, droughts and locust invasions, which often afflict the island nation.
Malawi Malawi has reached the MDG hunger target, thanks to a strong and persistent commitment to boost maizeproduction. However, malnutrition remains a challenge - 50 percent of children under five are stunted and 12.8 percentare underweight. To address the issue, the government is promoting community-based nutrition interventions todiversify production to include legumes, milk, fisheries and aquaculture, for healthier diets, and to improve incomes atthe household level.
Conflict, economic downturn, low agricultural productivity and poverty have made Yemen Yemen one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Besides restoring political security and economic stability, the government aims toreduce hunger by one-third by 2015 and to make 90 percent of the population food-secure by 2020. It also aims toreduce the current critical rates of child malnutrition by at least one percentage point per year.
The findings and recommendations of SOFI 2014 will be discussed by governments, civil society, and private sectorrepresentatives at the 13-18 October meeting of the Committee on World Food Security, at FAO headquarters in Rome.
The report will also be a focus of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) in Rome from 19-21November, which FAO is jointly organizing with the World Health Organization. This high-level intergovernmentalmeeting seeks, at a global level, renewed political commitment to combat malnutrition with the overall goal ofimproving diets and raising nutrition levels.
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