FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Better Nutrition

According to the latest figures from FAO, the world is far from achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger by 2030. Although global hunger increased dramatically between 2019 and 2021, it has remained at similar levels until 2023, with higher rates than before the pandemic.

Today, progress is being seen, especially in Latin America. However, hunger continues to rise in the Caribbean. While the progress is encouraging, 41 million people in the region still suffer from hunger. The transition toward healthy diets and improved food security and nutrition for the most vulnerable is a regional priority.

This pillar seeks to eradicate hunger, achieve food security, and improve nutrition in all its forms, by promoting nutritious foods and increasing access to healthy diets through five priority programmatic spheres (Healthy diets for all; Nutrition for the most vulnerable; Safe food for all; Reduction of food loss and waste; and Transparent markets).

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In the report, the organizations warn that the cost of not addressing this issue could be almost six times greater than the cost of working to improve access to healthy diets in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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30 Latin American and Caribbean countries ratified the document at a ministerial level to contribute to the region's efforts to eliminate hunger and reduce malnutrition.

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29/03/2024

The CELAC plan for food security, nutrition and the eradication of hunger 2030 consists of three chapters.

26/04/2024

There are different proposals for policies and interventions to address these problems jointly as a region and for each country. However, the proposals for policies and interventions do not include how to finance the actions needed to eliminate hunger and combat malnutrition. This document presents a first approach to the issue of the financing needed for the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms in the region.

16/02/2024

This study responds to the proposal made by the Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council (SECAC) and the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) on the need to promote spaces for integration in the area of agrifood trade between Central America and the Caribbean.

Relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Daniela Godoy

Senior Policy Officer (Food Security and Nutrition)

Better Nutrition Regional Priority Coordinator