Household Food Security Working Group

SCN 2004

New York City

Agenda11.30 Introduction: Progress to Hunger MDG - Lawrence Haddad

11.40 Achieving the MDG: how can the working group contribute? – Kraisid Tontisirin and Shakuntala Thilstead

12.00 Responses to the MDG challenge from WFP and IFAD -- Patrick Webb and Sean Kennedy

12.15 Views from the bilaterals and civil society – Joergen Georg Jensen and Rosanna Agble

12.30-1.00 Discussion and recommendations

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Africa Asia Latin America & theCaribbean

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 MDG Target

The Race to Achieve MDG 1: Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Targets: Halving poverty and hunger rates by 2015Indicator 4: Underweight Rates in Preschool Children

Source: Estimates from de Onis and Blossner 2003. WHO.

%

10

17

2018

579

1113151719212325

1990

-92

1995

-97

1999

-200

1

MD

G T

arge

t

Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures

in relation to MDG Target: All Developing Countries

Percent population undernourished

13

Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

MDG target

Current trend

17.5

333535

10810

4

1990

-92

1995

-97

1999

-200

1

MDG

Tar

get

Sub-Saharan Africa Near East and North Africa

Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to MDG Target:

Sub-Saharan Africa and Near East and North Africa

Percent population undernourished

Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

10

16

20

1617

1211

8.5

1990

-92

1995

-97

1999

-200

1

MDG

Tar

get

Asia and Pacific China

Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures

in relation to MDG Target: Asia and Pacific

Percent population undernourished

Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

11

13

10

6.5

1990

-92

1995

-97

1999

-200

1

MDG

Tar

get

Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures

in relation to MDG Target: LAC

Percent population undernourished

Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

409

798817

780

1990

-92

1995

-97

1999

-200

1

WFS

Goa

l

Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures

in relation to WFS Goal: All Developing Countries

Millions of people

Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

83

166 193 198

12.5

4125

35

1990

-92

1995

-97

1999

-200

1

WFS

Goa

l

Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal:Sub-Saharan Africa and Near East and North Africa

Millions of people

Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Near East and North Africa

567 496 503

283

187

367352374

1990

-92

1995

-97

1999

-200

1

WFS

Goa

l

Asia and Pacific Asia and Pacific-w/out China

Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures

in relation to WFS Goal: Asia and Pacific

Millions of people

Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

29.5

5955.3

53.4

1990

-92

1995

-97

1999

-200

1

WFS

Goa

l

Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures

in relation to WFS Goal: LAC

Millions of people

Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)

Conclusions

• Underweight rates: Africa moving away from MDG. Asia and LAC moving close to MDG. But Asia MDG target is 50% higher than Africa.

• FAO Undernourishment rates: Africa moving in wrong direction. Asia without China not making progress. LAC on track.

• FAO Undernourishment numbers (WFS Target): No regions projected to meet targets.