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On Monday, January 27, 2025, the anticipated Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to be unveiled.<\/p>\n
This comprehensive report aims to deliver an in-depth analysis of hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition across the region, marking a significant milestone as it reveals a promising decline in food insecurity levels below the global average for the first time in a decade.<\/p>\n
Dominica has, in previous years, been identified as experiencing high levels of food insecurity.<\/p>\n
Between\u00a0 2021 and 2023, The Food and Agriculture Organization reports the following averages for the country: Undernourishment 13.4%; prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity 34.4%<\/b>. This is a stark contrast to reported global rates of\u00a0 9.2% and 11.3%, respectively, within this period.<\/p>\n
Though 2024 numbers are yet to be revealed, the edition takes a closer look at the pressing issues of climate variability and extreme weather conditions as critical factors impacting food security and nutrition in the region. The report aims to empower nations in formulating effective public policies that will bolster the resilience of agri-food systems, aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 2, which targets Zero Hunger.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, it highlights that while the prevalence of hunger and food insecurity has diminished over the past two years, challenges persist, particularly for countries facing high exposure to climatic extremes and those deemed vulnerable to such shocks.<\/p>\n
Overall, the findings indicate that 20 countries in the region are at high risk of extreme weather events, while 14 have been categorized as particularly vulnerable, with an observed increase of 1.5 percentage points in hunger among the most affected nations.<\/p>\n
The report will be presented at a press conference, and is the result of collaborative efforts among several United Nations agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Food Program (WFP), and UNICEF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Monday, January 27, 2025, the anticipated Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to be unveiled. This comprehensive report aims to deliver an in-depth analysis of hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":335776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[235,9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-335775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-regional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n