Representatives of the Chinese Nutrition Society were invited to attend the International Conference in Bangkok.

November 28-30, 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) jointly organized the International Conference on Accelerated Hunger and Malnutrition in Bangkok, Thailand, with a view to promoting global collaboration to accelerate the achievement of zero hunger. Yang Yuanxin, Chairman of the Chinese Nutrition Society, was invited to attend and give a report as a member of IFPRI's Expert Committee on the Compact2025 Agreement.
year is the third year that progress in the fight against hunger has been frustrated, and the number of people suffering from hunger around the world has not declined: more than 820 million people are starving, and many more are suffering from malnutrition. Stunting in children is one of the main problems we face, and nearly 2 billion people are cryptoned or lack important nutrients, including overweight or obese people," said FAO Director-General Jose Graziano Da Silva. "After decades of fighting hunger, the number of hungry and malnourished people around the world today is as high as it was a decade ago, which is undoubtedly a heavy blow to human society. FAO, sister United Nations agencies, Governments of United Nations Member States and other partners are closely monitoring the situation. "
to achieve the goal of zero global hunger, but it is not undeveable and urgent. "Despite significant global progress in reducing hunger and malnutrition, it is not enough to eliminate hunger by 2030," said Dr. Yu Shenggen, DIRECTOR of IFPRI. But we still have a chance to achieve that goal. Many countries - China, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Brazil - have experience in significantly reducing hunger and malnutrition and can draw on among countries in need. The
attracted people from all over the world. The Conference provides a platform to accelerate the sharing of expertise, methodost and tools. These knowledge, methods and tools have been successful in many countries, so that other countries can learn from information-sharing and learn from good experiences to promote sustainable reduction of hunger and malnutrition in their countries.
africa remains the continent with the highest levels of
in terms of the number of people who end hunger and malnutrition. The Asia-Pacific region has the largest number of undernourished people, with FAO estimating that about 486 million people in the region are malnourished. While the eradication of hunger is not an impossible task, the difficulty of the challenge means that the problem must be taken seriously and addressed immediately. Specifically, more than 60 per cent of the world's malnourished population comes from the Asia-Pacific region. If zero hunger is to be achieved by 2030, the Asia-Pacific region alone will need to address hunger for more than 110,000 people a day over the next 12 years. Indeed, the urgency of achieving this goal cannot be underestimated, as the complexity of eliminating malnutrition is greater than many people think. As the number of hungry people increases, so does the number of obese people, created a series of challenges that are completely different from the past for global health and the economy.
Accelerate zero hunger with good public policies and knowledge
the meeting highlighted the considerable progress made by many countries in reducing hunger and malnutrition rapidly and sustainably by improving public policies, pooling investment and adopting new technologies.
, for example, Bangladesh has rapidly reduced underweight and stunting between children, mainly through the adoption of innovative public policies to improve agriculture and nutrition. Among these public policies, policies in support of agricultural growth contribute to increased agricultural production, while other policies cover and support family planning, stronger health services, increased school enrolment, access to drinking water and sanitation, and women's empowerment. These policies complement each other and create an environment for millions of Bangladeshis to improve food safety and nutrition.
China's economic growth has lifted millions out of hunger and poverty, and Brazil and Ethiopia have effectively improved food systems and reduced the threat of hunger through targeted investments in agricultural research and development and social protection projects. Over two decades, Brazil's agricultural output has grown by 77 per cent. In addition, the country's "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) programme has increased the level of education and health care for beneficiaries through cash transfers, eliminating hunger and malnutrition in just a decade.
same time, Ethiopia's large-scale investment in agriculture has led to a significant increase in cereal production and food supply, and the creation of the Production Safety Net project has provided food and/or cash to needy families on the condition of job requirements. These joint investments have significantly reduced the problems of hunger and undernutrition, transforming Ethiopia's international image from a victim of famine to a hero of successful development.
accelerated the introduction of new technologies and food systems to improve nutrition and agricultural
worldwide, technological advances have helped to improve nutrition. Improving the nutritional quality of staple foods through nutritional enhancement or by bio-enhancing techniques to increase the nutritional value of crops has been shown to help reduce the occurrence of conditions such as anaemia in areas such as Zambia and India and to improve cognitive development.
precision agriculture and the introduction of weather-resistant spices provide options for producing more nutritious foods. Alternative proteins, such as laboratory artificial meat, can provide humans with key nutrients in a more sustainable way, if millions of small farmers can benefit from them. The spread of new communications technologies and the ability to leverage big data also provide opportunities for successful hunger eradication.
The Bangkok Conference aims to advance the next era of rapid and effective reduction of hunger and malnutrition by bringing together key data on academic research, policy development and development project implementation around the world to share knowledge on policies, interventions and technologies to accelerate the eradication of malnutrition. In recent years, a number of international activities and initiatives aimed at improving hunger and malnutrition have been launched: such as the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), the Compact2025 Initiative, the IFPRI 2020 Conference on "Using Agriculture for Nutrition and Health", and the regional symposium on healthy eating and improving nutrition, jointly organized by FAO and the World Health Organization, in support of the work plan of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition. The Bangkok conference also used a number of events to try to call on the world to focus on hunger and malnutrition.
nutrition society will strengthen close cooperation with international organizations and national societies to share successful experiences, accelerate implementation and take action to help combat malnutrition.
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2025 Agreement was launched by IFPRI in Washington, D.C., in 2015 as an action initiative to combat hunger and malnutrition through collaboration among all parties around the world. The agreement is expected to accelerate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty, the reduction of child birth mortality, the promotion of educational development and the creation of quality job opportunities by 2030.
article is from the International Food Policy Institute:
Bangkok International Conference: Calling for Urgent Action to Eliminate All Forms of Malnutrition by 2030
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