Rising to the Zero Hunger Challenge

1. Rising to the Zero Hunger Challenge IFPRI, Washington DC 30 January 2014

2. Background • ZHC inspired by June 2012 UN SG Rio+20 speech • 5 elements • HLTF coordinating 23 UN entities

3. Undernourishment in the world • 842 million people estimated to be in chronic hunger in 2011–13 -- down from 868 million in 2010-12 • 827 millionlive in developing countries

4. Hunger progress mixed WFS goal out of reach: number of hungry people in developing regions should diminish to 498 million by 2015 MDG 1c hunger target closer

5. Progress in most regions, but very uneven

6. Hunger by region, 1990-2013

7. International price volatility not fully transmitted Changes in consumer prices of food much smaller than changes in international and producer prices, and significantly delayed

8. Recent hunger trends • At least 842 million undernourished in 2011–13, down from 868 million in 2010-12 • Significant progress towards MDG 1c hunger target for developing regions, but WFS global goal out of reach • Sub-Saharan Africa has highest prevalence of undernourishment but modest progress. West Asia: no progress. South Asia, North Africa: slow progress • Significant progress in East + South-East Asia, Latin America • Price hikes in primary food markets had uneven effects on consumer prices and PoU

9. Addressing malnutrition 1. Dietary energy undernourishment [hunger] 2. Micronutrient deficiencies [hidden hunger] 3. NCDs vulnerability [assoc. w. obesity, etc.] • >2 bn suffer micronutrient deficiencies • 45% of 6.9m child deaths in 2011 linked to malnutrition • 162  children <5 stunted • 99m children <5 underweight

10. ZHC tasks, responsibilities

11. Key challenges