[http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/faologo_en.png]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6Lac0evMZ03n8eEfVAy2jN> The State of the World FAO FLAGSHIP PUBLICATIONS [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_345/SOFI2019/SOFI2019_EN.jpg?size=600x0&w=Bj7qPjMU2KeiVwiZ9j7sOsn6kX6M]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LceK0TJzDuwdYblfKEGBg> World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing The latest edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2019)<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LehtNhGagVFjHIqzULkSJ> 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. This year, for the first time, the report presents the estimates of a new indicator: the prevalence of moderate and severe food insecurity based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). This new edition of the report also includes a special focus on economic slowdowns and downturns, which are among the main drivers behind the recent rise in world hunger. The report, which is developed thanks to the collaboration of FAO<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LgkdzFCKUmOprfvU4RZac>, IFAD<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LimXm3zlxNXvaMBeeYDrF>, UNICEF<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LkpH8rvWbf6AUjGyp5hJ8>, WFP<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LmsqUPswOGfGDQLSzbW0B> and WHO<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LovaHdp7s7oMnnRcJiAi4>, is an important measure of global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal of #ZeroHunger. Read more<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LsAEfZiiIZGXQs1R3vSR0> The report is also available in French <http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LuDo2neTmqQ3zZ7bdCx8t> and Spanish<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LwG7OLbtZRZ9jwcvnJbpW>. Arabic<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LyIRB984Dj8f33hPxPPHp>, Chinese<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LALBnx4FgKhkMAn9HWtYS> and Russian<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LCOl9V1fUbqqw7stS38gl> will be shortly released. [http://newsletters.fao.org/i/amf_fao/project_345/SOFI2019/regional-panoramas-2018.jpg?size=170x0&w=B_h09AQ7K4DkPua5C0-XSgOR0bHE] Regional Overviews Five FAO Regional Overviews of Food Security and Nutrition will soon be released, providing more detailed analysis of progress and setbacks in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Near East and North Africa. For more info contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> See online version<http://newsletters.fao.org/q/13XiHjRuiDcZBpT7T1y36/wv> CONTACT For more information visit: www.fao.org/publications/sofi<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LER4WiXQxCzwfExO29MxO> If you don't want to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe here<http://newsletters.fao.org/u/11UyUVUTFc3TRSNNIUTLD>. [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/facebook.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LGTOIGUrb3IBZbD8cgqPh> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/flickr.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LIWyv4R1OuRHIIIsmn56K> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/google-plus.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LKZihsNCrW0NsfNMwtJod> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/instagram.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LP4LQeGNIOiYVjYqQH1X9> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/linkedin.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LR7vCCDomfs4ER3L0NGeC> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/rss.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LTafp0zYZGBaoo95aUkw5> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/slide-share.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LVcZbowzD7Kg7Vepl0YNy> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/soundcloud.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LXfIXMtagyTlRsjJv7D51> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/twitter.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6LZisKapKU02rAZp3Fehmu> [http://newsletters.fao.org/files/amf_fao/workspace_115/img/youtube.jpg]<http://newsletters.fao.org/c/16p6M1lcwymlxrbxkwunPkVDX> © FAO 2019<http://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en/> [http://newsletters.fao.org/t/1nBqI3ovt9e2lJ.png][Image removed by sender.] ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the VPH-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(VPH-L,SIGNOFF);