State of food security and nutrition in the world 2022

We are here today to discuss how we can move forward together to achieve the 2030 Agenda objective of zero hunger, under immense and growing challenges. I want to congratulate FAO and co-authors for this flagship report that provides basis for this meeting and what we need to do to meet the SDGs. There is no doubt that over the past 25 years significant progress has been made in reducing hunger and malnutrition. The proportion of undernourished people in the world had declined from 15 percent in 2000-2004 to 8.9 percent in 2019. The rate of stunting fell from 33 percent of children under age five in 2000 to 21.3 percent in 2019. Sadly, more recently we have seen global hunger on the rise, reversing decades of progress. The first time I attended the launch of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report in 2019, hunger was already on the rise. In that year, the report introduced a second indicator for monitoring the Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity. It found that more than 2 billion people lacked regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food, and the pace of progress was too slow to meet global nutrition targets by 2030. Since 2017, the SOFI reports have identified the main drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition: conflict, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns. These drivers are increasing in intensity and frequency, often in combination and their negative impacts are exacerbated by, and contribu...

Every year, this most intensely scrutinized of FAO’s reports presents the headline number of undernourished people around the world, while advocating for strategies against hunger and malnutrition. Following publication of the global report, a wealth of statistics is disaggregated into regional reports. SOFI is jointly produced with fellow UN agencies IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable This year’s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the distance to reach many of the SDG 2 targets is growing wider each year. There are indeed efforts to make progress towards SDG 2, yet they are proving insufficient in the face of a more challenging and uncertain context. The intensification of the major drivers behind recent food insecurity and malnutrition trends (i.e. conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities will continue to challenge food security and nutrition. This will be the case until agrifood systems are transformed, become more resilient and are delivering lower cost nutritious foods and affordable healthy diets for all, sustainably and inclusively.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022. Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable|Policy Support and Governance Gateway|Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations| Policy Support and Governance | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations This year’s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the distance to reach many of the SDG 2 targets is growing wider each year. There are indeed efforts to make progress towards SDG 2, yet they are proving insufficient in the face of a more challenging and uncertain context. The intensification of the major drivers behind recent food insecurity and malnutrition trends (i.e. conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities will continue to challenge food security and nutrition. This will be the case until agrifood systems are transformed, become more resilient and are delivering lower cost nutritious foods and affordable healthy diets for all, sustainably and inclusively. The following complementary information is available: See the Read the Agriculture, Agricultural subsidies, Biodiversity, Climate change, Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), Food environments, Food prices, Food security, Food systems, Gender, Laws & regulati...

Overview The Asia Pacific region is facing increasing hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the distance to reach many of the SDG 2 targets is growing wider each year. While efforts to make progress towards SDG 2 exist, they are proving insufficient in the face of a more challenging and uncertain context. The intensification of the major drivers behind recent food insecurity and malnutrition trends (i.e. conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities will continue to challenge food security and nutrition.

The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) highlights how the major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition have intensified, including global conflict, economic shocks due to disrupted supply chains, and climate extremes.This annually released report is jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Readers can access the The report documents that world hunger and food insecurity sharply increased with the COVID-19 pandemic and rose further in 2021, with 11.7 per cent of the global population experiencing severe food insecurity. In addition, the Russia–Ukraine conflict, involving two of the major global producers of staple cereals, gas and fertilizer, and more frequent and extreme climate events have disrupted supply chains, worsening the situation. This year’s report focuses on multisectoral reforms to shift more support to food and agriculture, implement policies that influence consumer behaviors and provide social protection for vulnerable populations. Chapters include: • Chapter 1: Introduction • Chapter 2: Food Security and Nutrition Around the World • Chapter 3: Food and Agricultural Policy Support in the World: How Much Does it Cost and Affect Diets • Chapter 4: Potential Options to Repurpose Policy Support t...

The report provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the latest data from The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in July 2022. After remaining relatively unchanged since 2015, the proportion of people affected by hunger jumped in 2020 and continued to rise in 2021, reaching 9.8 per cent of the world population. This compares with 8 per cent in 2019 and 9.3 per cent in 2020. Around 2.3 billion people in the world (29.3 per cent) were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021 – 350 million more than before the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic. Nearly 924 million people (11.7 per cent of the global population) faced food insecurity at severe levels, an increase of 207 million in two years. Eight per cent of the world population likely to face hunger in 2030 Looking forward, projections are that nearly 670 million people (8 per cent of the world population) will still be facing hunger i...

FAO State of the World Flagship Report 2022 including chapters on food security and nutrition around the world, food and agricultural policy support in the world and how much this costs and affects diets, and potential options to repurpose policy support to food and agriculture for improving affordability of a healthy diet. The report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to reach many of the SDG2 target to end hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms, due to intensification of their major recent drivers (i.e. conflict, climate extremes, and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities. The report calls for transformation of agrifood systems to become more resilient and deliver lower-cost nutritious foods and affordable healthy diets for all, sustainably, and inclusively. Full report, interactive story, and brief available. • COVID-19 Pandemic • Economic • Education • Food Insecurity • Gender and/or Agency • Health • Nutrition • Other Crises • Social Support and Protection • Ukraine War • Women and/or Girls • Afghanistan • Africa • Albania • Algeria • American Samoa • Andorra • Angola • Antigua and Barbuda • Argentina • Armenia • Asia • Australasia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bermuda • Bhutan • Bolivia (Plurinational State of) • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bul...

Overview The Asia Pacific region is facing increasing hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the distance to reach many of the SDG 2 targets is growing wider each year. While efforts to make progress towards SDG 2 exist, they are proving insufficient in the face of a more challenging and uncertain context. The intensification of the major drivers behind recent food insecurity and malnutrition trends (i.e. conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities will continue to challenge food security and nutrition.

We are here today to discuss how we can move forward together to achieve the 2030 Agenda objective of zero hunger, under immense and growing challenges. I want to congratulate FAO and co-authors for this flagship report that provides basis for this meeting and what we need to do to meet the SDGs. There is no doubt that over the past 25 years significant progress has been made in reducing hunger and malnutrition. The proportion of undernourished people in the world had declined from 15 percent in 2000-2004 to 8.9 percent in 2019. The rate of stunting fell from 33 percent of children under age five in 2000 to 21.3 percent in 2019. Sadly, more recently we have seen global hunger on the rise, reversing decades of progress. The first time I attended the launch of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report in 2019, hunger was already on the rise. In that year, the report introduced a second indicator for monitoring the Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity. It found that more than 2 billion people lacked regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food, and the pace of progress was too slow to meet global nutrition targets by 2030. Since 2017, the SOFI reports have identified the main drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition: conflict, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns. These drivers are increasing in intensity and frequency, often in combination and their negative impacts are exacerbated by, and contribu...

The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) highlights how the major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition have intensified, including global conflict, economic shocks due to disrupted supply chains, and climate extremes.This annually released report is jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Readers can access the The report documents that world hunger and food insecurity sharply increased with the COVID-19 pandemic and rose further in 2021, with 11.7 per cent of the global population experiencing severe food insecurity. In addition, the Russia–Ukraine conflict, involving two of the major global producers of staple cereals, gas and fertilizer, and more frequent and extreme climate events have disrupted supply chains, worsening the situation. This year’s report focuses on multisectoral reforms to shift more support to food and agriculture, implement policies that influence consumer behaviors and provide social protection for vulnerable populations. Chapters include: • Chapter 1: Introduction • Chapter 2: Food Security and Nutrition Around the World • Chapter 3: Food and Agricultural Policy Support in the World: How Much Does it Cost and Affect Diets • Chapter 4: Potential Options to Repurpose Policy Support t...