1. Household Food Security Working Group SCN 2004 New York City

2. Agenda 11.30 Introduction: Progress to Hunger MDG - Lawrence Haddad 11.40 Achieving the MDG: how can the working group contribute? – Kraisid Tontisirin and Shakuntala Thilstead 12.00 Responses to the MDG challenge from WFP and IFAD -- Patrick Webb and Sean Kennedy 12.15 Views from the bilaterals and civil society – Joergen Georg Jensen and Rosanna Agble 12.30-1.00 Discussion and recommendations

3. 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 2003. WHO. %

4. 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

5. 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)

6. Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to MDG Target: Asia and Pacific Percent population undernourished Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

7. Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to MDG Target: LAC Percent population undernourished Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

8. Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal: All Developing Countries Millions of people Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

9. 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

10. Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal: Asia and Pacific Millions of people Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

11. Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal: LAC Millions of people Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

12. 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.