Household Food Security Working Group SCN 2004 New York City
Agenda Introduction: Progress to Hunger MDG - Lawrence Haddad Achieving the MDG: how can the working group contribute? – Kraisid Tontisirin and Shakuntala Thilstead Responses to the MDG challenge from WFP and IFAD -- Patrick Webb and Sean Kennedy Views from the bilaterals and civil society – Joergen Georg Jensen and Rosanna Agble Discussion and recommendations
The Race to Achieve MDG 1: Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger Targets: Halving poverty and hunger rates by 2015 Indicator 4: Underweight Rates in Preschool Children Source: Estimates from de Onis and Blossner WHO. %
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to MDG Target: All Developing Countries Percent population undernourished 13 Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO) MDG target Current trend
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to MDG Target: Sub-Saharan Africa and Near East and North Africa Percent population undernourished Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to MDG Target: Asia and Pacific Percent population undernourished Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to MDG Target: LAC Percent population undernourished Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal: All Developing Countries Millions of people Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal: Sub-Saharan Africa and Near East and North Africa Millions of people Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO) Sub-Saharan Africa Near East and North Africa
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal: Asia and Pacific Millions of people Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal: LAC Millions of people Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
Conclusions Underweight rates: Africa moving away from MDG. Asia and LAC moving close to MDG. But Asia MDG target is 50% higher than Africa. FAO Undernourishment rates: Africa moving in wrong direction. Asia without China not making progress. LAC on track. FAO Undernourishment numbers (WFS Target): No regions projected to meet targets.