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Caucasus and Central Asia beating back hunger
Georgia among the 10 most successful countries
in reducing the total number of hungry people
16 September 2014, Budapest - About 805 million people in the world - or one
in nine - now suffer from hunger, according to a new UN report released
today, confirming a trend that has seen the number of hungry people decline
globally by more than 100 million over the past decade, and by more than 200
million since 1990-92.
According to the report, the 10 countries that have achieved greatest
success in reducing the total number of hungry people in proportion to their
national population are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cuba, Georgia, Ghana,
Kuwait, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Thailand and Venezuela.
The State of Food Insecurity in the World is published annually by the Food
and Agriculture Organisation (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 of reducing by half 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 Millennium goal 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.
The report notes that 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
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.
Turkey and Kazakhstan are among the 63 countries that have met the
Millennium goal target of reducing the proportion of hungry people by half
by 2015.
A total of 25 countries have also achieved the more ambitious World Food
Summit target of reducing by half the actual number of undernourished people
in the same period. These include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon,
Chile, Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mali,
Myanmar, Nicaragua, Peru, Republic of Korea, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uruguay,
Venezuela and Viet Nam.
"We are pleased with the progress achieved by our Member Countries in the
Caucasus and Central Asia," said Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant
Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia.
"This demonstrates that substantial and sustainable hunger reduction is
possible with the requisite political commitment, informed by sound
understanding of national challenges, relevant policy options, broad
participation and lessons from other experiences," he said. "Even in some of
countries of our region where under-nutrition and malnutrition continue to
be a concern, the latest figures show significant improvement over the past
several reporting periods."
Creating an 'enabling environment'
The FAO, IFAD and WFP report specifies that hunger eradication requires
establishing an enabling environment and an integrated 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 for the most
vulnerable, including strengthening their resilience to conflicts and
natural disasters. The report also emphasizes the importance of specific
nutrition programmes, particularly to address micronutrient deficiencies of
mothers and children under five.
Case studies
This year's report includes seven case studies - from Bolivia, Brazil,
Haiti, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malawi and Yemen - that highlight some of the
ways countries tackle hunger and how external events can influence their
capacity to deliver on food security and nutrition objectives. The countries
were chosen for their political, economic and cultural diversity.
Bolivia, for example, has created institutions to involve a range of
stakeholders, particularly previously marginalised indigenous people.
Brazil'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 to
eradicate extreme poverty in the country build on the approach of linking
policies for family farming with social protection.
Haiti, where more than half the population is chronically undernourished, is
still struggling to recover from the effects of the devastating 2010
earthquake. The report notes how the country has adopted a national
programme to strengthen livelihoods and improve agricultural productivity by
supporting small family farmers' access to inputs and services.
Indonesia has adopted legal frameworks and established institutions to
improve food security and nutrition. Its policy coordination mechanism
involves ministries, NGOs and community leaders. Measures address a wide
range of challenges from agricultural productivity growth to nutritious and
safe diets.
Madagascar is emerging from a political crisis and is resuming relationships
with international development partners aimed at tackling poverty and
malnutrition. It is also working in partnership to build resilience to
shocks and climate hazards, including cyclones, droughts and locust
invasions, which often afflict the island nation.
Malawi has reached the MDG hunger target, thanks to a strong and persistent
commitment to boost maize production. However, malnutrition remains a
challenge - 50 percent of children under five are stunted and 12.8 percent
are underweight. To address the issue, the government is promoting
community-based nutrition interventions to diversify production to include
legumes, milk, fisheries and aquaculture, for healthier diets, and to
improve incomes at the household level.
Conflict, economic downturn, low agricultural productivity and poverty have
made Yemen one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Besides
restoring political security and economic stability, the government aims to
reduce hunger by one-third by 2015 and to make 90 percent of the population
food-secure by 2020. It also aims to reduce the current critical rates of
child malnutrition by at least one percentage point per year.
The findings and recommendations of the 2014 edition of the State of Food
Insecurity in the World will be discussed by governments, civil society, and
private sector representatives 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 19-21 November, which FAO is jointly
organising with the World Health Organisation. This high-level
inter-governmental meeting seeks renewed political commitment, at global
level, to combat malnutrition with the overall goal of improving diets and
raising nutrition levels.
LINKS:
* Webcast for the Press Conference:
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
webcast%2f> http://www.fao.org/webcast/
* Report:
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
publications%2fsofi%2fen%2f> http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/
* Report "in brief":
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
3%2fa-i4037e.pdf> http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4037e.pdf
* Video:
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
news%2faudio-video%2fdetail-video%2fen%2f%3fuid%3d10724>
http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=10724
* Audio: with George Rapsomanikis, FAO Senior Economist and technical
writer of the report
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
news%2faudio-video%2fdetail-audio%2fen%2f%3fuid%3d10726>
http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-audio/en/?uid=10726
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Georgia among the 10 most successful countries
in reducing the total number of hungry people
16 September 2014, Budapest - About 805 million people in the world - or one
in nine - now suffer from hunger, according to a new UN report released
today, confirming a trend that has seen the number of hungry people decline
globally by more than 100 million over the past decade, and by more than 200
million since 1990-92.
According to the report, the 10 countries that have achieved greatest
success in reducing the total number of hungry people in proportion to their
national population are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cuba, Georgia, Ghana,
Kuwait, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Thailand and Venezuela.
The State of Food Insecurity in the World is published annually by the Food
and Agriculture Organisation (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 of reducing by half 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 Millennium goal 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.
The report notes that 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
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.
Turkey and Kazakhstan are among the 63 countries that have met the
Millennium goal target of reducing the proportion of hungry people by half
by 2015.
A total of 25 countries have also achieved the more ambitious World Food
Summit target of reducing by half the actual number of undernourished people
in the same period. These include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon,
Chile, Cuba, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mali,
Myanmar, Nicaragua, Peru, Republic of Korea, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uruguay,
Venezuela and Viet Nam.
"We are pleased with the progress achieved by our Member Countries in the
Caucasus and Central Asia," said Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant
Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia.
"This demonstrates that substantial and sustainable hunger reduction is
possible with the requisite political commitment, informed by sound
understanding of national challenges, relevant policy options, broad
participation and lessons from other experiences," he said. "Even in some of
countries of our region where under-nutrition and malnutrition continue to
be a concern, the latest figures show significant improvement over the past
several reporting periods."
Creating an 'enabling environment'
The FAO, IFAD and WFP report specifies that hunger eradication requires
establishing an enabling environment and an integrated 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 for the most
vulnerable, including strengthening their resilience to conflicts and
natural disasters. The report also emphasizes the importance of specific
nutrition programmes, particularly to address micronutrient deficiencies of
mothers and children under five.
Case studies
This year's report includes seven case studies - from Bolivia, Brazil,
Haiti, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malawi and Yemen - that highlight some of the
ways countries tackle hunger and how external events can influence their
capacity to deliver on food security and nutrition objectives. The countries
were chosen for their political, economic and cultural diversity.
Bolivia, for example, has created institutions to involve a range of
stakeholders, particularly previously marginalised indigenous people.
Brazil'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 to
eradicate extreme poverty in the country build on the approach of linking
policies for family farming with social protection.
Haiti, where more than half the population is chronically undernourished, is
still struggling to recover from the effects of the devastating 2010
earthquake. The report notes how the country has adopted a national
programme to strengthen livelihoods and improve agricultural productivity by
supporting small family farmers' access to inputs and services.
Indonesia has adopted legal frameworks and established institutions to
improve food security and nutrition. Its policy coordination mechanism
involves ministries, NGOs and community leaders. Measures address a wide
range of challenges from agricultural productivity growth to nutritious and
safe diets.
Madagascar is emerging from a political crisis and is resuming relationships
with international development partners aimed at tackling poverty and
malnutrition. It is also working in partnership to build resilience to
shocks and climate hazards, including cyclones, droughts and locust
invasions, which often afflict the island nation.
Malawi has reached the MDG hunger target, thanks to a strong and persistent
commitment to boost maize production. However, malnutrition remains a
challenge - 50 percent of children under five are stunted and 12.8 percent
are underweight. To address the issue, the government is promoting
community-based nutrition interventions to diversify production to include
legumes, milk, fisheries and aquaculture, for healthier diets, and to
improve incomes at the household level.
Conflict, economic downturn, low agricultural productivity and poverty have
made Yemen one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Besides
restoring political security and economic stability, the government aims to
reduce hunger by one-third by 2015 and to make 90 percent of the population
food-secure by 2020. It also aims to reduce the current critical rates of
child malnutrition by at least one percentage point per year.
The findings and recommendations of the 2014 edition of the State of Food
Insecurity in the World will be discussed by governments, civil society, and
private sector representatives 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 19-21 November, which FAO is jointly
organising with the World Health Organisation. This high-level
inter-governmental meeting seeks renewed political commitment, at global
level, to combat malnutrition with the overall goal of improving diets and
raising nutrition levels.
LINKS:
* Webcast for the Press Conference:
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
webcast%2f> http://www.fao.org/webcast/
* Report:
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
publications%2fsofi%2fen%2f> http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/
* Report "in brief":
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
3%2fa-i4037e.pdf> http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4037e.pdf
* Video:
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
news%2faudio-video%2fdetail-video%2fen%2f%3fuid%3d10724>
http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=10724
* Audio: with George Rapsomanikis, FAO Senior Economist and technical
writer of the report
<https://faohumail.fao.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=IWnjd8FkEUG7GBSAjuDlHGbfwcAQpdFI
6E3qNlUvSu-6BqWQ2ft9FuREmav1a2fNiJeB8xnuXxU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fao.org%2f
news%2faudio-video%2fdetail-audio%2fen%2f%3fuid%3d10726>
http://www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-audio/en/?uid=10726
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