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HLPE launch new report on food security

Published: 26 June 2020

High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) has launched 2020's report: “Food security and nutrition – building a global narrative towards 2030”.

"Food systems must be transformed if the global community is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030, especially SDG 2 to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030. " - HLPE's 2020 report.  

HLPE, part of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS), launches a new report “Food security and nutrition – building a global narrative towards 2030” which will set priorities and important guidelines for CFS actions over the next decade. 

"It is essential to consider not only agricultural production but all aspects of the food system", says Thomas Rosswall, former Vice-Chancellor at SLU and member of the HLPE Steering Committee. "The Covid-19 pandemic makes the situation even more urgent and world hunger is projected to rise. Thus, we need to act now."

The report will be an essential part in the scientific community in the future and hopefully encourage both nations and stakeholders to work towards SDG 2. 

Read the executive summary and full report at FAO's website.

Facts:

The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), science-policy interface of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS), was created in October 2009 as an essential element of the CFS reform. The HLPE aims to facilitate policy debates and inform policy making by providing independent, comprehensive and evidence-based analysis and advice at the request of CFS. 

The HLPE elaborates its studies through a scientific, transparent and inclusive process. HLPE studies are the result of a continuous dialogue between HLPE experts and a wide range of stakeholders (whether public, private or from the civil society) and knowledge holders across the world, combining different forms of knowledge, building bridges across regions and countries, across various scientific disciplines and professional backgrounds.  - CFS's website

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