IFPRI, FAO North America, and the Food Security Information Network will host a technical discussion on the 2019 Global Report on Food Crises on April 26 in Washington, D.C. Panelists will discuss country experiences and global responses following the report’s call for strengthened cooperation that links prevention, preparedness, and response to address urgent humanitarian needs. […]
Compact2025 News in Brief: Highlights from 2018
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 May 21
Improved management of natural and man-made shocks in the short-term, and greater investments in political, social and economic underpinnings of societies in the longer term can reduce risks of food crises. This would lower food assistance expenditures significantly, according to the new World Food Programme (WFP) report “Preventing Food Crises.” Additional highlights from this week’s […]
Featured Resources: Week of March 26
In 2017, 124 million people in 51 countries were affected by acute food insecurity—11 million more people than the previous year—finds the Global Report on Food Crises 2018. It concludes that food crises are increasingly determined by complex causes such as conflict, extreme climatic shocks, and high prices of staple foods often acting at the […]
Featured Resources: Week of October 9
The 21st International Congress of Nutrition: From Sciences to Nutrition Security will take place October 15–20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sessions will highlight issues including biofortification and scaling up nutrition-sensitive agricultural innovations. A session on using implementation research to improve multisectoral programs will draw lessons from experiences around the world, including programs in three Compact2025 […]
