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Food Security and Nutrition - A Global Issue

Live Hunger Map

 

Countries Requiring External Assistance for Food - (Total: 36 countries)- FAO

Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) - an FAO body - is mandated to keep the world food supply and demand situation under continuous review. It issues reports on the world food situation. This interactive map highlights countries requiring external assistance for food. 

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Hunger is still one of the most urgent development challenges, yet the world is producing more than enough food.

 

This infographic highlights the importance of food and nutrition education for healthy diets, and FAO's role and interventions in this area.

The  Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) provide a mechanism for the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the achievement of a number of sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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