Despite multiple challenges, food insecurity is decreasing in Europe and Central Asia

With less than seven years left until the deadline, Europe and Central Asia are making progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 of Zero Hunger, including tackling food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, despite serious challenges experienced in the past few years. Even though the average cost of a healthy diet has increased in the region, the number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet has declined in 2022.

These and more have been revealed by the 2023 edition of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia, published today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the custodian agency for SDG 2 ‘Zero hunger’.