SI UN Representative, Liliana Mosca, discusses the importance of protecting balanced, sustainable, local diets in the fight against hunger.
Food Security
SI's UN Representative in Rome, Liliana Mosca, discusses the issue of food security in the face of climate change
SI UN Representative Liliana Mosca reviews the Italian Government’s response to Sustainable Development Goal 2 ‘Zero Hunger’.
As of 2014, 795 million people are estimated to be chronically undernourished. Worldwide, children form a vulnerable group with 25 percent of them suffering from stunted growth. Moreover, nearly 40,000 children die as a result of malnutrition and accompanying diseases each day. United Nations estimates reveal that 67 percent of those in need of adequate and nutritious food all year round come from Asia.
The official celebration of World Food Day on 16 October 2017 has the theme: 'Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development'. In a blog, SI UN Representative, Rome, Liliana Mosca reports on this weeks' 44th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 44), 9-13 October 2017, held at the Headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy.
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