\u201c<\/em>In a world of plenty, it is a grave affront that hundreds of millions go to bed hungry each night.<\/em>\u201d <\/em>\u2013Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General <\/span>Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> In 2019, an estimated 690 million people did not have enough food to eat – up by 10 million from 2018, and by nearly 60 million in five years. At the same time, more than 3 billion people could not afford a healthy diet – causing a rise in malnutrition, under-nutrition and\/or obesity.<\/b><\/p>\n The COVID-19 pandemic has put another 130 million people at risk of starvation by the end of 2020. The world was not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 even before COVID-19.\u00a0In fact, pre-pandemic trends in food security meant that more than 840 million people could be affected by hunger by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n Profound changes in our food and agriculture systems are needed to meet the unprecedented challenges to food security and nutrition, and to meet the demands of a growing world population, says the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Food and Agriculture Organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In 2021, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres will convene the <\/span>Food Systems Summit<\/span><\/a> – with a great emphasis on the critical need for resilient food systems that are resistant to volatility and climate shocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As we near the end of 2020 and a year of coping with the pandemic, the Goal of the Month editorial looks at the latest content and resources on the future of food and nutrition, and the global movement to end food loss and waste – highlighting initiatives critical to recovery and building resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Why Goal 2 Matters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Infographic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n FOOD SECURITY<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n FOOD AND AGRICULTURE<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n ACCESS TO FOOD<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n TACKLING FOOD WASTE<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n CLIMATE ACTION SUPERHEROES<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n INITIATIVES TO END HÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵGER<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n UPCOMING EVENTS<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> \u201cWe are going to build consensus so that we can move from what is considered \u2018broken\u2019 today towards a more effective food system and deal with the challenges.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– Agnes Matilda Kalibata, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Special Envoy for the Summit<\/p>\n Today, too many of the world\u2019s food systems are fragile, unexamined and vulnerable to collapse \u2013 as we continue to witness during the pandemic. To address these challenges and in a major global effort to recover sustainably, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres will convene a Food Systems Summit in 2021 to launch bold new actions to transform the way the world produces and consumes food. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Africa Renewal magazine<\/a> asks Special Envoy Kalibata how we can fix the \u2018broken\u2019 global food system.<\/p>\n For more information, visit the Summit website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SDG-2.gif\")
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Why We Must Transform Our Food Production and Consumption Patterns<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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