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The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report was developed under the United Nations Action Plan on South-South Climate Cooperation (2017-2021), which was launched in November 2017 in support of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Change Engagement Strategy. Under the leadership of the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General and with support from Member States and the wider stakeholders, the Action Plan is the strategic framework that guides the operation and programming activities of UNOSSC on South-South cooperation on climate change. Valuable inputs regarding the activities of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in support of SSTC on sustainable bioeconomy were provided by the Office...

Since 1945, Canada and FAO have worked together towards finding solutions to many of the most pressing problems of our time, and tested new ways of delivering support to those most in need. Through total contributions of CAD 71 million1 (USD 53.5 million) between 2018 and 2019, Canada has enabled FAO to reach vulnerable populations in crisis-affected areas, while contributing to rural transformation through investments in agricultural productivity and livelihood opportunities.

In recent years, New Zealand’s strategic support of various FAO normative and technical projects has proven its commitment towards food security and agricultural development. This has included contributions towards resilience building and emergency response - particularly in the Asia and the Pacific region - as well as development activities promoting sustainable resource management and food systems.

This concept note proposes an efficient and flexible due diligence approach that can be applied across the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) members. It takes into account different priorities and specific mandates established for organizations and should be viewed as a basic framework to harmonize around a set of principles and operational standards for due diligence. It sets the UN Global Compact Ten Principles, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other integrity and sustainability standards as the benchmarks around which UN partnerships with business should  be designed and move towards. In addition, the note outlines a...