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Roula Majdalani, UN-ESCWA
Undernutrition, a type of malnutrition, results from inadequate quantity and quality of food, which manifests itself in underweight in the general population, or stunting and wasting in children below 5 years of age. The prevalence of undernourishment, notably in the Arab Least Developed Countries (LDC) including Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, and Mauritania, has been discussed at length, with a looming famine crisis unfolding in the case of Yemen.
New evidence continues to signal a rise in world hunger and a reversal of trends after a prolonged decline. In 2017, the number of undernourished people is estimated to have increased to 821 million – around one out of every nine people in the world. The alarming signs of increasing food insecurity and high levels of different forms of malnutrition are a clear warning that there is considerable work to be done to make sure we “leave no one behind” on the road towards achieving SDG 2. Achieving it requires renewed efforts through new and innovative ways of working and hinges on effective partnership.
Nadim Khouri, Independent Researcher - The World Bank
The annual meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) is an opportunity for the leaders of all countries around the World, and their high-levels officers, to discuss specific themes, exchange ideas and agree on priorities at the global, regional or bi-lateral levels. This year’s UNGA meeting had as a general theme: “Making the United Nations Relevant to All People”.
June 28, 2017 By: Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Share URL There is nothing more painful, debilitating and cruel than a child suffering from malnutrition. I have met far too many malnourished children - from tiny babies whose bones protrude through their skin to toddlers who are stunted because […]
June 06, 2016 By: Hagar El-Didi, IFPRI-Egypt Share URL The recently published 2016 Global Food Policy Report highlights how the convulsions in the Arab region have contributed to curbing progress in reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)–impeding regional food security and threatening achievement of the newly proposed SDGs. Turbulent economic-political environments Intensified armed conflicts in the Middle East […]
Egypt SSP is a joint program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)
