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В этом году обновленные данные по целому ряду стран позволили более точно оценить масштабы голода в мире. В частности, благодаря вновь опубликованным данным были скорректированы расчеты по недоеданию в Китае за период с 2000 года, в результате чего показатели распространенности недоедания в мире за соответствующие годы были также существенно снижены. Однако даже пересмотренные результаты подтверждают отмеченную в предыдущих выпусках тенденцию: с 2014 года количество голодающих в мире медленно растет. Кроме того, из доклада следует, что бремя неполноценного питания во всех его формах, как и прежде, остается одной из серьезнейших глобальных проблем. По направлениям отставания детей в росте, низкого веса при...

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...