Published concurrently with the 2015 edition of the annual State Of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) report (SOFI 2015), the first Africa report - FAO Regional Overview of the Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa -‘AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY PROSPECTS BRIGHTER THAN EVER’ - presents the key results on the evolution of undernourishment figures in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The report also examines the key factors driving the progress made in food and nutrition security in the Africa Region. This document also briefly discusses successful experiences of African countries to institute and sustain transformative policies, programmatic, institutional and governance processes which have contributed to improving food and nutrition security.

Media representatives are invited to attend the regional presentation of the first edition of the FAO RegionalOverview of the Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a detailed look at how countries and sub-regions of Sub-Saharan Africa have fared in their pursuit of reducing hunger and meeting the 2015 deadline of ending hunger, one of the most critical Millennium Development Goals. 

The press conference will be followed by a panel discussion of stakeholders on the key messages in this year’s Africa report of food insecurity.

The document and a related press release will be made available at the Press conference and also on our web sites: www.fao.org/africa / www.fao.org

WHAT:     Launch of the FAO Regional Overview of the Food Insecurity in Africa

                    ‘AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY PROSPECTS BRIGHTER THAN EVER’

WITH:     Bukar Tijani: FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa
               Lamourdia Thiombiano: Deputy Representative for Africa and FAO Representative in Ghana

WHEN:     Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 8.30 a.m.

WHERE:   Alisa Hotel, Ashante Hall, Accra Ghana

ACCREDITATION

Journalists should present at the entrance of the event their IDs indicating the name of the media house they work with.

Website: www.fao.org/africa

Twitter handle: @FAOAfrica

Twitter Hashtag: #EndHungerAfrica

More information: www.fao.org / www.fao.org/hunger

Contacts:

Regional Office, [email protected] (+233 (0) 26 2324303;

Country Office, [email protected] (+233 (0) 26 2990522).