UN to launch new progress report on achieving Zero Hunger
Snapshot on global hunger and malnutrition, and analysis of their main drivers.
On 11 September 2018, the new edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World will be launched by five UN agencies – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The report gives an updated estimate of the number of hungry people in the world, including regional and national breakdowns, and the latest data on child stunting and wasting as well as on adult and child obesity.
It is an important yardstick in measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger.
The report also offers analysis of the drivers of hunger and malnutrition, and this year includes a special focus on the impact of climate variability and extremes.
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World will be launched at a news conference at FAO’s headquarters on Tuesday 11 September 2018 at 11:00 CEST.
The event will be webcast live, and simultaneous translation will be available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
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ACCREDITATION
Journalists should acquire accreditation in advance to avoid delays on the day of the launch. Please send scans of: a valid press card or letter of assignment on company stationery, plus photo ID, to FAO-newsroom@fao.org. You will need to bring these materials with you on the day to gain access to FAO. Accreditation queries: (+39) 06 570 53625
What: News conference to present The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018
When: Tuesday 11 September 2018, 11:00 CEST
Who: José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO
Gilbert F. Houngbo, President, IFAD
Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF (by video, to be confirmed)
David Beasley, Executive Director, WFP
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO (by video, to be confirmed)
Where: Sheikh Zayed Media Centre, FAO headquarters
Rome, Italy | Viale delle Terme di Caracalla (Metro stop Circo Massimo)
For more information, contact:
FAO
Zoie Jones
(+39) 06 570 56309 (Rome)
(+39) 331 431 0003
IFAD
Katie Taft
(+39) 06 5459 2396 (Rome)
(+39) 334 608 3657
UNICEF
Sabrina Sidhu
(+1) 917 476 1537 (New York)
WFP
Frances Kennedy
(+39) 346 7600806 (Rome)
WHO
Fadela Chaib
(+41) 22 791 3228 (Geneva)
(+41) 79 475 5556