The European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition

Constituted in April 2016, the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition brings together more than 25 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different nationalities, political groups and parliamentary committees.

Through the Alliance, MEPs are actively contributing to consolidate the political commitment to fight against hunger and malnutrition at the EU level. The Alliance provides a platform for policy dialogue and awareness raising on the right to adequate food for all, on the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition and on making agriculture more sustainable and resilient.

Membership is open to all Members dedicated to achieving Zero Hunger and working on the issues mentioned below.

Areas of work

After its first constituent meeting during the new legislature, which took place in December 2019, Members of the Alliance decided on 5 thematic clusters on which to focus the work of the alliance.

• The EU Green Deal: Climate change and natural resource management
• Sustainable value chains and responsible investment
• Nutrition for all and food systems transformation: making sure that our food systems are healthy and sustainable
• The peace-humanitarian development nexus
• Addressing rural extreme poverty and inequality

Recent Initiatives

Recent initiatives carried out under the auspices of the Alliance – together with FAO and other partners –include a set of Brussels-based policy debates aimed at promoting constructive, multi-stakeholder and action-oriented dialogue on relevant topics related to food and nutrition security, including:

1. Briefing of the European Parliament on the Global Network Against Food Crises, 7 December 2021
2. World Food Day Celebration in Brussels for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all, 15 October 2021
3. Virtual Parliamentary Global Dialogue on Food Security and Nutrition in the time of COVID-19, 22 September 2021
4. Parliamentary Briefing of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition "Achieving a sustainable food systems transformation - Reflections of Parliamentarians ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit", 21 May 2021
5. Meeting of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu with European Parliament President David Sassoli, 20 January 2021
6. "The role of responsible investments in agriculture for the transition towards more sustainable food systems", 7 December 2020
7. Exchanges of views of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu with the European Parliament DEVE Committee, 2 December 2020
8. World Food Day Celebration "Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our actions are our future", 16 October 2020
9. "Fish(ing) for Future": Sustainable fish for food security and nutrition in Africa, 9 September 2020
10. Internal Digital Briefing "Sustainable Food Systems in times of global crises", 13 July 2020
11. European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition Constituent Meeting, 10 December 2019
12. Exchange of views with FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo with three Parliamentary Committees, 18 November 2019
13. Investing in Nutrition: Partnering for Action, 15 October 2019
14. Do Good: Save Food! Educating future generations for a zero food waste world, 21 February 2019
15. High-level Conference on Forests at the Heart of Sustainable Development, 7 February 2019