Hunger, Food Insecurity and Malnutrition

o 805 million people still suffer from chronic

hunger despite progress;o Among children, it is estimated that 171 million

under five years of age are chronically malnourished;

o almost 104 million are underweight, and about 55 million are acutely malnourished;

o Micronutrient deficiencies, or “hidden hunger”, affect over two billion people worldwide;

o At the same time, an estimated 1.4 billion people are overweight and 500 million are obese.

Addressing the Root Causes of Hunger, Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Requires:

1)Political commitment; 2)Common understanding of problems and solutions; 3)Appropriate governance mechanisms and proper

coordination4) Evidence-based information and reliable data feed into

the decision making5)Alignment and implementation of policies, programmes

and investments; 6)Leveraging food and agricultural systems for better

nutrition; 7)Addressing the gender gap. 8)Effective accountability systems with systematic progress

monitoring and impact evaluation;

Making a difference in FSN

Key development lessonsChange should be country drivenAssistance should be demand driven

Processes at global, regional and national level through which countries make commitments at varying levels of concreteness to reduce hungerMDGs, WFS, WFSfyl, CFS, RIO+20, G8,G20, ZHC Regional : CAADP, HFLACNational Policies and Strategies on or relevant to

FSN ( Bangladesh NFP etc)

Creating an Enabling Environment for FSN

Windows of opportunityA global commitment is translated into national

commitmentThe drafting/ revision of a policy framework Changes in a policy or programme frameworkMonitoring and evaluation of policies and

programmesCreating/catalyzing a window of opportunity

(creating an enabling environment)Information and advocacy on the FSN situationInformation and advocacy on an important issue Choice of policy champions and partners

Policy Processes and Communications

Communication to facilitate change Integrated into the main policy processes to inform timely intervention as soon as a window of opportunity rises

Is used as the main tool for fostering partnership, political commitment and harmonization of the efforts among partners

Takes real time Evidence (data, information, analysis) and feeds it into the decision making process

Creates a Feedback Loop, feeding the lessons learned into the policy process for a comprehensive and transparent progress monitoring and impact assessment

Enabling environment and COMM4DEV

Level 1: FN Insecure people: food and nutrition insecurity is caused by a mix of problems related to food availability, access, stability, utilisation.

Level 2: The enabling environment at country level which determines the ability of people to overcome their problems.

Level 3: enabling environment at international level: there are issues of cross-border and international nature

Where does Com4Dev come in to help solve the problem?

At the level of FN Insecure people: 1. to address problems that have to do with KAP

(knowledge, attitudes and practices) related to nutrition (i.e. nutrition and health education and communication)

2. to address issues of access to information and knowledge (i.e. market info, technical know-how, production, access to services, rights, grievance and accountability mechanisms)

Where does Com4Dev come in to help solve the problem?

At the level of the enabling environment at country level

1. Communication to promote a common understanding on what FSN is

2. Create awareness of policy makers about issues of FNS, who is affected, where, why, when, etc.

3. Communication/advocacy to support creation of common understanding among sectors and stakeholders of how each can/should contribute to a common solution

4. Understanding of possible solutions to address the problems

5. Sharing experiences and good practices among national stakeholders but also with others

Where does Com4Dev come in to help solve the problem? At the international level

1. Create a common understanding on the dimensions and causes of FSN situation ( FAO/SOFI, RBAs)

2. Access to a commonly accepted information base for early warning on factors affecting food and nutrition situation ( AMIS, GIEWS)

3. Create awareness of policy makers about how actions of individual countries can affect the ability of other countries and people to be/come food and nutrition secure ( UN, FAO, Multilateral Agencies )

4. Communication/advocacy to create common understanding of how countries can work together behind a common mutually beneficial agenda (i.e. CFS, RIO, ZHC, Voluntary Guidelines )

5. Sharing of experiences and good practices of countries (i.e. SSC, CFS etc.)

Thank You !!