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October 13, 2020 - A joint appeal for SDG 2
The 'State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World' (SOFI) Report 2020 shows that the number of starving people has risen again. This effect is intensified by the consequences of the coronavirus. The World Food Programme (WFP) expects the number of people in need of direct food aid to rise from 135 million to 265 million in 2020. These are dramatic figures that must be put in relation to the G7 decision (Elmau 2015) to lift 500 million people out of hunger and poverty by 2030. In order to achieve this goal, the right measures must now be taken, political responsibility assumed and resources mobilized.
The German government therefore invites to two separate but consecutive events on October 13th to create a joint appeal for the achievement of SDG 2 by 2030: The event 'A World Without Hunger is Possible - What to Do' in the morning, as well as the virtual event at the start of the GAFSP replenishment phase 2020-2025 'Partnering to Transform Food Systems Globally'.
A world without hunger is possible – What must be done
As the highlight of the event series, the German government invites a Nobel Prize winner, representatives of UN organizations, scientists and decision-makers to discuss the results of the Ceres2030 study and the ZEF/FAO report. Objective of the two studies was to determine how much public money should be invested in which measures to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030. The aim of the event is to provide new impulses for the achievement of SDG2 in the run-up to World Food Day on October 16, 2020, and to translate these into recommendations for action and solutions from the international community to the European Commission.
Afterwards, the CERES2030 team will invite the participants in a separate session for an in-depth presentation and discussion of the study results.
A world without hunger is possible – What must be done.
Participants
Dr Gerd Müller
Federal Minister for Economic
Cooperation and Development
Carin Smaller
IISD and Co-Director Ceres2030
Dr Magdalena Skipper
Editor in Chief, Nature
Professor Joachim von Braun
Director of the Center for
Development Research (ZEF)
Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
2019 Nobel Memorial Prize laureate
in Economic Sciences
Bill Gates
Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr Agnes Kalibata
UN Special Envoy for the
2021 Food Systems Summit
Dr Ousmane Badiane
Co-Chair – Executive Chairperson
of Akademiya2063
Dr Máximo Torero
Chief Economist of the FAO
Jutta Urpilainen
EU Commissioner for International
Partnerships
Dr Maria Flachsbarth
Parliamentary State Secretary to the
Federal Minister for Economic
Cooperation and Development
Katie Gallus
Host
"Helping small-scale farmers is one
of the best ways to respond to the
impacts of COVID-19,
to reduce global hunger,
and mitigate the effects of climate change. "
Bill Gates
Co-Chair Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
"The evidence-based recommendations
from the Ceres2030 team,
which we are publishing in the Nature Research journals,
lay the groundwork for achieving
the ambitious target of ending hunger by 2030. "
Dr Magdalena Skipper
Editor in Chief, Nature
„Governments spend unprecedented
amounts of money in response to Covid-19
– the cost of achieving the end of hunger
is going to be a fraction of what it is costing now
in response to the pandemic.“
Carin Smaller
IISD and Co-Director Ceres2030
"We can still beat hunger!
To reach this goal by 2030, we need to act immediately.
The longer we wait, the more expensive it will be
to achieve a world without hunger."
Gunther Beger
Directorate-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Publications and Press
Ending Hunger by 2030 - Policy Actions and Costs
By Joachim von Braun (ZEF), Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu (ZEF), Maximo Torero Cullen (FAO), David Laborde (IFPRI), Carin Smaller (IISD)
Ending Hunger, Increasing Incomes, and Protecting the Climate
Report by David Laborde (IFPRI), Marie Parent (Cornell University) and Carin Smaller (IISD)
From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa´s Food Production
Investment and policy priorities for sufficient, nutritious and sustainable food supplies. A Study by ZEF.
"A world without hunger is possible - we need a green agricultural revolution"
Press release of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (german only).
Investment costs and policy action opportunities for reaching a world without hunger
A Study by ZEF in cooperation with FAO
Nature Research Collection: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger
This collection presents, evidence-based recommendations from the Ceres2030 team on where to prioritize spending on interventions to achieve SDG2 by 2030.
Ceres2030 Summary: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger
A world without hunger is possible - it is within reach. So let's act: Summary report of the CERES2030 study by IFPRI, Cornell University and IISD.