“This latest report shines a light on how rapidly hunger levels are rising throughout the world and its biggest drivers: conflict, climate change and rising food prices. The effects of these can be felt long into the future, with weakened infrastructure and displaced populations leading to increased malnutrition as the supply of food and the means to buy, store, and cook it are severely hampered.
“Eliminating hunger once and for all requires a multi-pronged approach, with governments throughout the world currently failing to step up to the plate.
“No matter what the circumstance, food is a fundamental right. As we have recently seen with the diplomatic wrangling on the Black Sea grain deal to allow the export of grain from Ukraine in times of conflict, hunger is being politicised and the people most in need of food are not at the negotiating table.
“Before hunger occurs, communities should have the resources in place to prepare for crises and be able to survive them without being forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods. This can mean investing in local smallholder food production, so communities are more resilient to price shocks.
“Our food system is fragile. We should accept nothing less than a wholesale transformation; this should be guided by the right to food for all with the commensurate investment and political will to protect communities from the driving forces of hunger.”
You can read a full copy of the report here.