The state of food insecurity in the world: addressing food insecurity in protracted crises
This specific issue focuses on people living in a group of countries in which the incidence of hunger is particularly high and persistent, and which face particular challenges in meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets – namely countries in protracted crisis situation, characterized by recurrent natural disasters and/or conflict, longevity of food crises, breakdown of livelihoods and insufficient institutional capacity to react to the crises. It presents governance structure that focused on disaster prevention and mitigation as part of the success stories and promotes prevention, early action and long-term solutions for countries in protracted crisis.
The overall document aims to raise awareness about global hunger issues, to discuss underlying causes of hunger and malnutrition and to monitor progress towards hunger reduction targets established at the 1996 World Food Summit and the Millennium Summit. The publication is targeted at a wide audience, including policy-makers, international organizations, academic institutions and the general public with a general interest in linkages between food security, human and economic development.