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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to present the 2024 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, a collaborative effort by FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. This year’s report, launched in conjunction with the G20 Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty Task Force Ministerial Meeting in Brazil, highlights the urgent need for increased and more effective financing to combat hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition.

 

Key Findings

  • Global Hunger: Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, one in eleven globally, and one in five in Africa.
  • Food Insecurity: In 2023, 2.33 billion people faced moderate or severe food insecurity, with over 864 million experiencing severe food insecurity.
  • Economic Access: Over 2.8 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2022, with 71.5 per cent in low-income countries affected.
  • Exclusive Breastfeeding: Progress has been made, with rates increasing to 48 per cent, but achieving the other global nutrition targets remains challenging.
  • Child Malnutrition: Stunting among children under five is at 22.3 per cent, with stagnation in low birthweight prevalence and increased anaemia in women.
  • Adult Obesity: Adult obesity has risen from 12.1 per cent in 2012 to 15.8 per cent in 2022, with projections indicating over 1.2 billion obese adults by 2030.

The report calls on all governments to:

  • Increase investments in proven, sustainable, cost-effective interventions to prevent child malnutrition focusing on the critical first 1,000 days. Good nutrition in early childhood is a game changer for children and nations.
  • Adopt fiscal and regulatory policies to promote access to nutritious, safe, affordable and sustainable foods for children and their families and discourage the production, marketing and consumption of nutrient-poor, ultra-processed foods and beverages.

 

Investing in data in these areas is important as well. We encourage you to share this email with your networks as appropriate.

João Pedro Azevedo

Deputy Director, Chief Statistician

Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring

UNICEF

Víctor Aguayo

Director, Child Nutrition and Development

Programme Group

UNICEF