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Committee on World Food Security (CFS) kicks off with a call for agri-food systems transformation

FAO stresses the need for strong partnerships to accelerate the end of hunger and malnutrition

Agri-food systems transformation is urgently needed to get back on track towards the goal of eradicating hunger and malnutrition, the 49th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) heard today.

According to the latest FAO estimates, the number of undernourished people in the world continues to rise. In 2020, up to 811 million people in the world went to bed hungry, whereas 2.4 billion people lacked year-round access to adequate food, and more than 3 billion people could not afford a healthy diet. The situation is further exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, climate variabilities and extremes, and economic slowdowns.

In his address, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General, QU Dongyu, noted that the world is lagging behind the Sustainable Development Goal on eradicating hunger and malnutrition (SDG2), while calling for more integrated solutions.

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Organización: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Año: 2021
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Tipo: Artículo de blog
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English
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