On October 16, we celebrate World Food Day. This day coincides with the Food Safety Committee (CFS) meeting in Rome. Food and nutrition security issues are discussed by UN member states, several UN organizations, civil society and the private sector.
The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to an increase in the number of people suffering from world hungere
The Hunger and Malnutrition Report - State of the Food and Agriculture (SOFI) 2021, shows that hunger and malnutrition are increasing worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to an increase in the number of people suffering from hunger in the world. Pandemic, wars and conflicts, climate change and economic collapse are the causes of this negative development.
The report emphasizes that young people are crucial to the further development of sustainable food systems. Future policy must also be based on equal rights and opportunities for young women and men.
The summit ushered in a decade of action by the United Nations to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
This year's Food Security Committee meeting takes place immediately following the Food Systems Summit in New York. The summit in New York took place on September 23, chaired by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The summit launched a decade of UN action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It will help strengthen the capacity of food systems to overcome the negative consequences of the corona pandemic and put the world back on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The process leading to the summit was led by UN special envoy Agnes Kalibata. It was an 18-month process that brought together UN member states, youth, food producers, civil society, scientists and the private sector to promote real changes in world systems food.
World Food Program awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020
In 2020, the World Food Program was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The World Food Program was honored for its efforts to combat hunger and for its contribution to creating conditions for peace in conflict-prone areas. The World Food Program has been honored for being a driving force in the work against the use of hunger as a weapon in war and conflict. The Norwegian Nobel Committee in its justification emphasizes that increasing food security undoubtedly counteracts hunger. Food security can also contribute to enhancing the prospects of stability and peace. War and conflict can cause food shortages and hunger. The same factors can provoke violence and hidden conflicts. The Nobel Prize has helped put food security on the international agenda even more than before. This award also underscored the link between food security and development and peace work.
