Challenge 1: Strengthening political commitments

The past decade has shown us that genuine political will, such as that expressed in the intergovernmental agreement “Latin America and the Caribbean Without Hunger Initiative,” can lead to significant progress in the areas of food security and sustainable agriculture.

The Program aims to facilitate broad and participatory political commitments toward Zero Hunger, involving governments, parliaments, academia, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders.

Challenge 2: Translating political commitments into concrete actions

To ensure that political commitments lead to concrete actions, the Program, through its 5 lines of work, offers technical support for:

1. The development of public policies, programs, laws, and legal frameworks.
2. Stronger and more inclusive coordination among multiple sectors and decision-makers.
3. Decision-making based on evidence from academia and FAO experts.
4. Resource allocation and oversight processes that ensure impactful results.

Challenge 3: Leave No One Behind

In every country in Latin America and the Caribbean—even the most successful ones—there are regions that lag behind and do not achieve an adequate level of well-being.

This is an alarming yet often overlooked problem, as national averages for food and nutritional security mask the severity of the reality faced by the poorest communities.

Inequality is also evident along gender lines: in Latin America and the Caribbean, 8.4% of women suffer from severe food insecurity (compared to 6.9% of men), while the obesity rate among women is higher than that of men throughout the region.

To address this issue, the Program has committed to prioritizing, in all its actions, the most vulnerable territories or population groups with a focus on gender equality.