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UN Takes Action on Infectious Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) reduced the classification of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to low-risk status. More than 100 people have died in an outbreak of...

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SDG 12 Review at HLPF Calls for Circular Economies, Sustainable Lifestyles

Day 5 of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) included a review of global progress towards achieving SDG 12 on sustainable consumption and production (SCP). The UN...

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UNDP Report Discusses Climate-SDG Nexus in Arab Region

The report titled, ‘Climate Change Adaptation in the Arab States: Best Practices and Lessons Learned,’ includes recommendations based on lessons learned from UNDP’s adaptation work in the region that...

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FAO, IFAD, IMO, WFP Report Examines Linkages Among Migration, Rural...

FAO, IFAD, IMO and WFP released a report on migration drivers, patterns, impacts, challenges and opportunities. The study examines evidence on the drivers of migration, from poverty and food security...

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FAO, IFAD, WFP Chiefs Link Humanitarian, Development and Security Response in...

The four-day visit was organized under the auspices of the UN system-wide support to the Sahel, with the aim of “closing the gap” between humanitarian and long-term development assistance. The UN...

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UN Report: Global Hunger Rises for Third Year in a Row

The 2018 ‘State of the World Food Security and Nutrition’ report shows that the world is not on track towards achieving SDG 2 (zero hunger). Almost one in nine people suffered from hunger in 2017,...

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Policy Brief: Primer on Global Goals Week 2018: Events, Themes and Actions

Making use of the energy in New York this week as world leaders gather to open the new UNGA session, Global Goals Week brings together the international community with another objective: driving...

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UNGA Side Event Elicits Ways to Break Conflict-Hunger Cycle

A side event the margins of the 73rd UNGA built on the UN Security Council's 2018 resolution on conflict-induced hunger, to discuss how this sign of political will can contribute to preventing and...

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CFS 45 Expresses "Deepest Concern" About Rising Hunger, Decides to Develop...

Several CFS members stated that the current trends in hunger and malnutrition are unacceptable, and the Committee called on all stakeholders to take measures to reverse these trends. The Committee...

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Arab Region Considers FfD, Data, Food Security and Nutrition

The 24th meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism identified mobilizing necessary financial support to achieve the 2030 Agenda as a key priority for the Arab region. On SDG data, participants...

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Conflict Exposes 20 Million People to Severe Acute Food Insecurity in Yemen

Despite humanitarian food assistance, 15.9 million people in Yemen are facing severe acute food insecurity, including 63,500 people facing catastrophe. Yemen is the country with the highest number of...

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Policy Brief: SDG Knowledge Weekly: Spotlight on Green Growth and Investment...

The African Development Bank Group published a brochure on the regional Africa NDC Hub; AfDB and the Global Green Growth Institute previewed findings from a joint assessment of Africa’s Green Growth...

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Event: WSIS Forum 2019

To mark its tenth anniversary, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2019 will convene under the theme, ‘Information and Communication Technologies for achieving the Sustainable...

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Event: AI for Good Global Summit

Organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the UN specialized agency for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – in partnership with the XPRIZE Foundation, the Association...

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UN-supported Initiative Aims to Strengthen Climate-resilient Food Security,...

The initiative is expected to help an estimated 940,000 people with climate-resilient food security and poverty reduction measures. The project will deliver an integrated set of technical services that...

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Policy Brief: SDG Knowledge Weekly: Food, Nutrition and Genetic Resources

The 17th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is underway in Rome, Italy, from 18-22 February 2019. This week’s brief...

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Event: Launch of State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2019

This high-level event will launch the 2019 edition of 'The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World' (SOFI) (A/RES/73/253). The launch event is co-organized by the Food and Agriculture...

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World Continues to Move Away from Achieving SDG 2, SOFI 2019 Warns

After a decade of decline, 2018 marked the third year of slow but continuous rise in global hunger. For the first time, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report includes an estimate...

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Global Commission Launches Year of Action to Accelerate Climate Change...

More than 75 actors from various sectors have agreed to support and deliver on initiatives spearheaded by the Global Commission on Adaptation’s ‘Year of Action’ to accelerate and scale up climate...

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UN Greening the Blue Report: 55 UN Entities Achieved Climate Neutrality in 2018

The UN Sustainability Strategy 2020-2030 calls for full integration of the SDGs in the management of UN operations and facilities and “ambitious reductions of environmental impacts”. In 2018, 95% of...

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UN Development System Reforms Advance for Country Teams

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed provided updates on reforms to the UN development system at an informal joint meeting of the FAO Council, IFAD Executive Board and WFP Executive Board....

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Health Agencies Launch Plan for Cooperation on SDG Targets

Twelve multilateral agencies have launched a global action plan detailing how they will cooperate to provide support to countries to achieve health-related aspects of the SDGs. The plan is relevant not...

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UN Agencies Call for Political Leadership to Fight Obesity in Latin America

A publication launched by the FAO, WFP, WHO and UNICEF calls on governments to take urgent action to address malnutrition and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean, where a 24% adult obesity rate...

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WMO’s First State of Climate Services Report Focuses on Agriculture and Food...

The report was produced under the auspices of the Global Framework for Climate Services partnership, and aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of what is needed to enhance access to climate...

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Technology, Climate and Hunger Linked in High-level Discussion

The event, titled ‘Linking Technological Innovation and Climate Change Actions for a World Free of Hunger, Malnutrition, and Poverty,’ underscored the importance of bringing SDG 2 into climate...

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Hydromet Alliance to Strengthen Early Warning and Climate Information Systems

Members of the Alliance will ramp up action to strengthen developing country capacity to deliver hydromet services, inclusive of high-quality weather forecasts, early warning systems, and water,...

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High-Level Meeting Calls for Resilient Systems to Avoid Food Crisis

Over 270 participants from across the UN and its Member States took part in a virtual conference to discuss mitigating the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food availability and supply. The Joint...

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WFP, ODI Report Analyzes Evidence Base on Anticipatory Action

The World Food Programme and the Overseas Development Institute have published a report to review the current evidence base on the impact of anticipatory action programmes. While anticipatory action...

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Event: Launch of the 'State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020'

The launch of the 'State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020' (SOFI 2020) report will take place during the High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF). The report...

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Generation 2030: Global Efforts to Reduce Hunger Linked to Resolving Global...

The 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report (SOFI) concludes that we are not on track to reach SDG 2 (zero hunger) by 2030. SOFI compares global emissions resulting from a variety...

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Preparations Underway for Food Systems Summit

To make the event “both a people’s summit and a solutions summit,” several work streams and support structures are being established, including a Scientific Group. Five Action Tracks are also being...

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UN Announces Leaders of Five Action Tracks for Food Systems Summit

The 2021 Food Systems Summit is considered a foundational element of the Decade of Action to deliver the SDGs by 2030. Five action tracks are being composed to prepare solutions and strategies ahead of...

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Policy Brief: WTO Members Mull Easing Restrictions on Humanitarian Food Aid

As several countries initially responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by restricting food exports, concerns mounted over poor consumers in net food-importing countries facing difficulties in accessing...

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European RFSD Considers Policy Actions for People, Prosperity, and Planet

The UN Economic Commission for Europe held the fifth annual meeting of the regional forum on sustainable development. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed provided suggestions for policymakers in...

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Event: Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021

The Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 (SOFI 2021) report will take place during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021. The theme of the...

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Pre-Summit Gathering Highlights Food as Powerful Tool for SDGs

The UN Food Systems Summit will convene alongside the 76th UN General Assembly’s high-level week to mobilize action to: Ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all; Shift to sustainable...

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Five UN Agencies Chart Progress towards Ending Hunger, Malnutrition by 2030

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 highlights solutions to drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition, focusing on six pathways. In 2030, the report says that around 660...

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Global Review Looks to Reverse Current Performance of Food System

The UN held a Food Systems Summit during the 76th UN General Assembly’s high-level week. Serving as a review of the global food system, the Summit yielded a statement of action that sets out plans for...

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Policy Brief: How Can the WTO Contribute to Global Food Security?

Ideally, the World Food Programme exemption would be interpreted in good faith. If WTO members want to continue delivering good outcomes on food security at the next WTO Ministerial Conference,...

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Policy Brief: Comment l’OMC peut-elle contribuer à la sécurité alimentaire...

Idéalement, l’exemption du PAM serait interprétée de bonne foi. Si les membres de l’OMC veulent continuer à obtenir de bons résultats en matière de sécurité alimentaire à la prochaine Conférence...

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World is Moving Backwards in Efforts to End Hunger, SOFI 2022 Warns

The 2022 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report warns that “the world is moving in the wrong direction” on the SDG targets to end hunger, food insecurity, and all forms...

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Event: 50th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

The 50th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 50) will hold discussions on coordinating policy responses to the global food crisis and endorse the ‘Policy Recommendations on Promoting...

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Event: 2023 UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment

The 2023 UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment will serve as the first global follow-up to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, where individuals and countries committed to accelerate and deepen the...

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UN Report Calls for Development Efforts to Support Resilience

The report highlights the UN’s critical role in advancing more effective development cooperation in the face of overlapping global crises, and calls for renewed effort to better understand the origins...

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Guest Article: Addressing Destabilizing Impacts of Extreme Heat on Global...

Combined with other climatic impacts, extreme heat events exacerbate negative socioeconomic outcomes, undoing development gains and worsening global hunger. For the most vulnerable, public sector...

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Event: Arab Forum for Equality

The second edition of the Arab Forum for Equality (AFE) will be held under the theme, ‘One voice… Equality in Food Security’. The Forum will discuss issues raised in a regional report on inequality and...

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Event: Launch of State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2023

This high-level event will launch the 2023 edition of the ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’ (SOFI) report on the margins of the 2023 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable...

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SOFI 2023 Explores Rural-urban Continuum in Agrifood Systems

The annual flagship report informs on progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security, and improving nutrition. This year’s edition explores how urbanization is shaping agrifood systems,...

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UN Stocktake Launches Call to Action to Realize Potential of Food Systems

Progress countries have made since 2021 in addressing the broken food systems includes supporting more than 155 National Food Systems Convenors, adopting 126 national pathways for food systems...

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Event: 51st Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 51)

The 51st session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 51) will take place on the theme, ‘Making a Difference in Food Security and Nutrition’. A high-level opening ceremony will feature a...

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