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3 Million People NO LONGER SUFFER; FAO reports crossing 2030 Agenda halfway mark

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Garfield Ekon
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is reporting that it has crossed the halfway mark for the 2030 Agenda and need to urgently accelerate their progress.

Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin said the agency has analyzed how the region has made some progress in reducing hunger and food insecurity figures, and the latest estimates show that three million people no longer suffer from hunger. “However, we still face important challenges and gaps linked to agrifood systems, which could hamper our ability to respond.

“In this context, the transformation of agrifood systems becomes an immediate and critical need, a process in which investments and political and development agendas must be aligned to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. We have crossed the halfway mark for the 2030 Agenda, so the need to accelerate our progress is urgent,” he said.

Mr. Lubetkin who spoke at the Seventh Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development (FLCLAC), in Santiago, Chile, added that it is necessary to prioritise policies and programs that impact food security and nutrition of people.

“For this, it is more relevant than ever to strengthen national and regional coordination mechanisms. The road to food security and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean requires continued commitment and concerted action on multiple fronts to ensure the well-being of present and future generations in the region,” he said.

The event was attended by national convenors, UN resident Coordinators, and representatives of various stakeholders, and its main objective was to assess the progress made by countries in the transformation of agrifood systems, facilitate the exchange of regional knowledge, and identify emerging patterns and solutions in response to the call for action made by the UN Secretary-General, during the UN Food Systems Stocktaking Event (UNFSS+2) held in Rome in July 2023.

UN Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, Amina Mohammed, stated that the meetings are critical to shaping the “collective vision” for more sustainable, equitable, healthy, and resilient food systems and indicate the acceleration needed to achieve the SDGs by 2030.

 

 

Latin America and Caribbean

Brazil Floods leaves some dead

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Rashaed Esson

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Severe rainfall has led to the declaration of a state of emergency in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil after 37 people lost their lives, 74 reported missing and 7,949 displaced, now staying in shelters, as of May 3. Video footage in the media shows the area, nearly fully covered by water.  Also, Bridges and roads were left damaged. This was reported in a release by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 

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Dengue Getting Worst

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Rashaed Esson

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#Dengue#Caribbean#CentralandSouthAmerica, April 25, 2024 – New data from the Pan American Organisation(PAHO), indicates that dengue in the region may hit an all time high now over 4 million cases, a 260 percent increase from 2023 with over 1700 deaths registered since mid April. In fact, since April, reports say Brazil has reported the most cases. As a result of the surge in cases, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reissued its Level 1 Travel Health Advisory for the Americas on April 18, 2024 and the countries listed include the Turks and Caicos, Guadeloupe and French Guiana, as they have been seeing higher than usual levels of infection.

 

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Latin America and Caribbean

Regional SDGs Update

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Rashaed Esson

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#Latam#SDGs, April 23, 2024 – Twenty two percent of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Sustainable Development Goals are in good standing, with the expectation of being reached by 2030, compared to only 15 percent globally according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), during the seventh Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development.

Though this is good news, the organization reports that there is concern as the progress for 46 percent of those targets remain insufficient and 36 percent projected to me missed, due to issues such as poverty and rising food insecurity.

 

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