From promises to action: Strengthening global commitments to fight hunger and food insecurity

Channing Arndt, Heidi Fritschel, Derek D. Headey, Elyse Iruhiriye, Eleanor Jones, Will Martin, Purnima Menon, Danielle Resnick, Shoba Suri, Robert Vos and Christina Zorbas

No July 2024, Policy briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, heads of state and ministers at global convenings have repeatedly expressed commitments in support of achieving SDG2 — Zero Hunger — by 2030. Yet progress toward SDG2 has stalled, owing to economic slowdowns, unforeseen crises, geopolitical conflict, and lackluster investment in agricultural productivity and open trade.; Where have commitments to SDG2 fallen short? While SDG2 calls for ending global hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition by 2030, this brief predominantly focuses on progress and commitments related to hunger and food insecurity. Drawing on the results of two recent studies, the policy brief (1) discusses trends and setbacks toward reducing hunger and food insecurity, (2) analyzes progress on the “means of implementation,†or mix of finances, technology, and policy choices, to address SDG2, (3) assesses 107 commitment statements in support of SDG2 made at 68 global meetings since 2015, and (4) explores how to improve accountability in the commitment-making process to accelerate progress toward Zero Hunger.

Keywords: food security; food policies; hunger; governance; nutrition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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