The good news: Ending hunger and malnutrition received increased attention in key circles in 2018. The bad news: rates of undernutrition have been rising and threats from conflict and climate change have continued to grow. This week's Compact2025 News in Brief presents some policy developments, research findings, and major events we found most interesting. Thank you […]
Featured Resources: Week of August 27
The new World Bank report “All Hands on Deck” reviews multisectoral approaches to reduce stunting in 33 African countries. It finds the greatest reductions in stunting are associated with increases in access to three underlying drivers of nutrition: (1) food security, (2) health, and (3) water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). The report findings are intended […]
Featured Resources: Week of July 16
IFPRI hosted an official side event on “Investing for Reshaping Food Systems” during the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on July 11. Co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Canada and Jamaica to the United Nations, the event explored key policies and investments to reshape food systems that can help achieve multiple Sustainable Development […]
Featured Resources: Week of July 2
Improving food security and nutrition is critical to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, but the world is not on track to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030. How can we accelerate progress in transforming our agri-food systems to meet the needs of the hungry and malnourished? IFPRI and FAO join hands to convene global leaders […]
Featured Resources: Week of March 12
Nearly all African countries improved levels of child nutrition between 2000 and 2015 but disparities persist across and within countries according to researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation—at current rates, no country will meet the Sustainable Development Goal target to end malnutrition by 2030. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, responded to the […]
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