• The SDG targets 2.1 and 2.2 aim to end hunger, food insecurity along with all forms of malnutrition by 2030.

• The report was released jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Fund for Agricultural Development,World Health Organization and World Food Programme, 

• The key mentions in the State of Food Security and Nutrition world report are as follows:

1. The prevalence of undernourishment has remained virtually the same at 9.1% in 2023 since 2021, following a rise due to the pandemic in 2019.

2. Undernourishment affected an estimated 713 million to 757 million individuals across the world.

3. Africa accounts for 20.4% of the total undernourished population, while Asia follows with 8.1%.

4. Nevertheless, Asia tops in the total number of undernourished individuals, amounting to 384.5 million.

5. Around 28.9% of the global population faced moderate to severe levels of food insecurity (did not have access to adequate food regularly).

6. Globally there was a decrease in food insecurity with increase in urbanization.

7. The Cost of Healthy Diet (CoHD) has shown an increase over the years since 2017, i.e., the amount of food needed to acquire the cheapest possible healthy diet.

• The report identified and proposed a new definition and methodology to measure financing for food security and nutrition, and applies it to estimate existing availability and gaps.

• The report demonstrates that although achieving these targets may carry significant costs today, not doing so may result in even greater costs tomorrow.

• The report highlights the need to invest in interventions that will help in preventing future costs. 

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