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Joint Statement of the Group of 77 and China 53rd Committee on World Food Security Madam Chair, distinguished delegates,  The Group of 77 and China wishes to thank FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO for the publication of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI), on the margins of the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, a [...]

  FAO COUNCIL– 177th SESSION  AGENDA ITEM 5  Global food security challenges and drivers    Thank you, Chairperson,  Panama has the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.    The 2024 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) revealed persistently high levels of chronic hunger, with the world still off track to achieving Zero Hunger.    We recognize the multiple challenges the [...]

  Joint Statement of the Group of 77 and China 177th Session of the FAO Council  Item 4    Mr. Chair,  It is an honor to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in the context of the discussion on the 2026-2027 Program of Work and Budget (PWB), as well as the 2026-2029 Medium-Term Plan (MTP).  Hunger and poverty remain two of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the [...]

    Mr. President of IFAD  Director General of FAO  Executive Director of WFP  Distinguished Delegates,  Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues,    I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China at this important meeting of the governing bodies of FAO, IFAD, and WFP.  The Group of 77 and China wishes to emphasize the importance of continuing to strengthen the joint work of these three Rome-based United [...]

  Mr. President,   The Group of 77 and China recognizes and deeply values the essential work that FAO does to support Member States in building local capacities, according to national priorities, especially in the context of negotiations related to the 1992 Earth Summit. We also appreciate the technical assistance provided to countries so that they can meet their obligations under the United Nations Convention on Biological [...]

OPENING STATEMENT ON THE SOFI REPORT 2024   Thank you, Mrs. Chairperson, 1. Pakistan has the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. 2. According to the 2024 SOFI Report, between 713 and 757 million people may have faced hunger in 2023 – one out of 11 people in the world. An estimated 28.9 percent of the global population – 2.33 billion [...]

AGENDA OPENING STATEMENT ON THE SOFI REPORT 2022   Thank you, Mr. Chairperson, 1. Kuwait has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. 2. The conclusions of the SOFI report 2022 alert us to the aggravation of the state of global food insecurity and malnutrition since, according to its projections, under the current situation, hunger is affecting 150 million more people while the estimations [...]

AGENDA ITEM 8.1 Report of the 27th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (28 September – 2 October 2020)     Thank you Mr. Chairperson,   Indonesia is honored to make this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   G77 and China appreciates the FAO Management, COAG Secretariat and all the members for successfully organising the 27th Session of the COAG on a virtual format from 28th September 2020 – 2nd October 2020.   The [...]

AGENDA ITEM 3 OUTLINE OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2022-31 AND OUTLINE OF THE MEDIUM TERM PLAN 2022-25 (CL 165/3)   Thank you, Mr. Chairperson,   Indonesia has the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   We welcome the outline of the Strategic Framework 2022-31 and of the Medium Term Plan 2022-25 prepared by the Secretariat and we appreciate the inclusive consultation process that is [...]

AGENDA ITEM 2.3 PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COAG SUB-COMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK   Thank you, Madame Chairperson,   Indonesia has the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.   We welcome the Conference Resolutions 13/97 and 11/2015, and in line with the request by the 26th Session of the COAG (October 2018) on the proposal for establishment of the Sub-Committee on Livestock, including the report on [...]