th<\/sup>\u00a0session of the General Assembly<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n—-<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
12 July 2023<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n
(As delivered)<\/p>\n
Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/p>\n
We are coming close to sink-or-swim time.<\/p>\n
We heard the alarming data both from the President of the ECOSOC and the intro video.<\/p>\n
The launch of the SOFI report coincides with our preparations for the crucial SDG Summit, in September this year.<\/p>\n
It is high time we confront the stark warnings that reverberate across its pages.<\/p>\n
The crisis is of a magnitude so staggering that millions, millions and millions of people still face severe food insecurity in 2023 \u2013 doubling the number recorded in 2020.<\/p>\n
But, if we count the under- and over-nutrition, that number is no longer in the millions, but in the billions.<\/p>\n
Though we have good news as well \u2013 and this good news is coming from the General Assembly\u2019s Science briefings, what we held earlier this year, and which was clearly indicating that we have the capabilities of feeding, in a sustainable manner, 11 billion people on this Earth.<\/p>\n
Just, we need to put policies, regulations, and organisations right.<\/u><\/p>\n
With a huge transformative influence, urbanisation is reshaping \u2013 really reshaping \u2013 the very foundations of food production and consumption.<\/p>\n
While cities are traditionally more food secure than rural areas, the\u00a0urban poor are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity.<\/p>\n
Cities are also faced with rising costs of food, only exacerbated by the effects of the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
At the same time, urban environments allow for more structured food supply chains and more innovation.<\/p>\n
These can play an important role in changing urban areas into sustainable cities.<\/p>\n
This\u00a0evolution aligns with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly’s “New Urban Agenda.”<\/p>\n
Achieving food security for all requires transformative actions grounded in multidisciplinary scientific support.<\/p>\n
We must rely on data-driven and solution-oriented approaches \u2013 which the SOFI report provides us with in its evidence and policy recommendations.<\/p>\n
In September, the General Assembly will convene a series of critical meetings for sustainable development.<\/p>\n
Food security and nutrition must have their rightful places on the agendas of the SDG Summit, the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, and the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.<\/p>\n
The SOFI report can be a guiding beacon for those debates \u2013 and for our collective actions, as well.<\/p>\n
And, when it comes to these actions, let us remember the words of the English novelist Robert Louis Stevenson: \u201cDon\u2019t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.\u201d<\/p>\n
Together, we can still sow the seeds of a nourished and prosperous future for all.<\/p>\n
Thank you very much.<\/p>\n
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Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si,\u00a0President of the 77th\u00a0session of the General Assembly —- The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 12 July 2023 (As delivered) Ladies and Gentlemen, We are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nMessage on the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO)\r\n\r\n7 April 2023\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this World Health Day, I congratulate WHO on its 75th anniversary.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOver the course of its history, WHO has contributed to landmark achievements in public health, including the eradication of smallpox, the near eradication of polio and the expansion of childhood immunization, saving millions of lives.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMore recently, WHO has played a key role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and helped galvanise the most complex vaccination campaign in history. Time and again, WHO has proved that investing in science lies at the heart of reaching our objective of a healthy and prosperous future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, the pandemic has disrupted essential health services in most of the countries, shortened life expectancy, and halted progress towards universal health coverage.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHalfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must redouble our efforts to achieve its goals. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAs we prepare for the upcoming high-level meetings on health in the General Assembly, let us seize this opportunity to reconfirm our collective pledges and chart new pathways for a healthy and sustainable future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this day and every day, let us commit to achieve Health for All.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[642],"class_list":["post-254804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","tag-pga-remarks-to-7th-ministerial-conference-on-environment-and-health","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
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