The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) 2015
This year´s annual State of Food Insecurity in the World report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, takes stock of progress made towards achieving the internationally established Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) and World Food Summit hunger targets and reflects on what needs to be done, as we transition to the new post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda. The report reviews progress made since 1990 for every country and region as well as for the world as a whole. Progress towards the MDG 1 target, however, is assessed not only by measuring undernourishment, or hunger, but also by a second indicator – the prevalence of underweight children under five years of age. Progress for the two indicators across regions and over time, is compared, providing insights into the complexity of food security. Overall progress notwithstanding, much work remains to be done to eradicate hunger and achieve food security across all its dimensions. The 2015 report not only estimates the progress already achieved, but also identifies remaining problems, and provides guidance on which policies should be emphasized in the future. Key factors that have determined success to date towards food security and nutrition goals are identified. The report also shows how protracted crises, due to conflict or natural disasters, have deleterious effects on progress in hunger reduction.
These publications covers key aspects of regional food security and nutrition, including evolution of undernourishment (and other forms of malnutrition) in the following regions: Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa (and NENA); Asia and the Pacific; and Europe and Central Asia.