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MEDIA ADVISORY

UN to launch new progress report on achieving Zero Hunger

FAO headquarters, 11 September 2018, 11:00 CEST

 

Please note the change of time: The launch now begins at 11:00 CEST

 

On 11 September 2018, the new edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World will be launched by five UN agencies – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children's  Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

 

The report gives an updated estimate of the number of hungry people in the world, including regional and national breakdowns, and the latest data on child stunting and wasting as well as on adult and child obesity.

 

It is an important yardstick in measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger.

 

The report also offers analysis of the drivers of hunger and malnutrition, and this year includes a special focus on the impact of climate variability and extremes.

 

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World will be launched at a news conference at FAO’s headquarters on Tuesday 11 September 2018 at 11:00 CEST.

 

The event will be webcast live, and simultaneous translation will be available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

RESOURCES FOR THE MEDIA

Webcast to watch the launch

Find out more about the report

 

FOLLOW ON TWITTER

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@FAOnews @IFADnews @WFP_Media @UNICEFmedia 

@WHO

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

FAO - Zoie Jones 

(+39) 06 570 56309 (Rome)

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IFAD - Katie Taft

(+39) 06 5459 2396 (Rome)

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UNICEF - Sabrina Sidhu 

(+1) 917 476 1537 (New York)

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WFP - Frances Kennedy

(+39) 346 7600806 (Rome)

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WHO - Fadela Chaib

(+41) 22 791 3228 (Geneva)

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Accreditation

Journalists should acquire accreditation before 16:00 CEST on Monday 10 September.  Please send scans of: a valid press card or letter of assignment on company stationery, plus photo ID, to [log in to unmask]. You will need to bring these materials with you on the day to gain access to FAO.  Accreditation queries:  (+39) 06 570 53625

 

What:           News conference for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018

 

When:          Tuesday 11 September 2018, 11:00 CEST

 

Who:             José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO

                         Gilbert F. Houngbo, President, IFAD

                         Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF (by video)

                         David Beasley, Executive Director, WFP

                         Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO (by video)

 

Where:         Sheikh Zayed Media Centre, FAO headquarters

                         Rome, Italy | Viale delle Terme di Caracalla (Metro stop Circo Massimo)

 

 

Journalists & editors:

For photos, audio clips, video material & b-roll, contact: (+39) 06 570 53625 or [log in to unmask].

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