Food security
Measure of the availability and accessibility of food
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FAO partnership with the African Union's CAADP framework aims to end hunger in Africa by this year, involving interventions like improved food production, social protection strengthening, and integrating the Right to Food into national legislation.
FAO regional workshop wraps up successfully with 11 African countries able to report their resilience to food and nutrition shocks | Agrifood Economics | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The African Union adopts ten-year strategy and action plan to transform Africa's agri-food systems and ensure food security | African Union
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| 2025 | Target year for reducing child stunting, with Central Asia, Eastern Asia, and the Caribbean regions on track to achieve their goals. |
| 2025 |
Sustainable Development Goal 2
International target set to address stunting and wasting in children under five years of age as part of Sustainable Development Goal 2.
SDG Target 2.2 | Malnutrition: End all forms of malnutrition, including achieving targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons
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Zero hunger | SDG 2: Zero hunger
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| February 2025 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IPC analysis period concludes, with a marginal improvement anticipated, though humanitarian aid remains crucial to prevent further deterioration of food security.
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| January 2025 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
Projected food security conditions continue to show significant challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with ongoing armed conflict, economic instability, and high food prices threatening vulnerable populations, especially displaced communities.
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| 2024 | FareShare was highly commended and won multiple awards for the 'Where's The Food?' campaign with The Felix Project, including 'Communications Campaign of the Year' at the Third Sector Awards, 'Campaigning Team of the Year' at the Charity Times Awards, and 'Best Environmental Purpose Campaign' at the PR Week Awards. |
| 2024 | Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces a government commitment of £15 million to farm-gate level food surplus redistribution. |
| 2024 | FareShare manages 35 distribution warehouses across the UK, with three regions (Merseyside, East Anglia, and Southern Central) directly managed by the organization, and 32 warehouses managed by independent charities and partners. |
| 2024 | FareShare publishes its manifesto 'Where's The Food? Strengthening Communities Through Surplus Food Redistribution', proposing comprehensive policy improvements for food redistribution in the UK. |
| October 2024 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IPC projections for October-December 2024 indicate continued humanitarian assistance needs, with a focus on vulnerable populations in crisis and emergency phases in Somalia.
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| September 2024 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IPC reports an estimated 4.4 million people in Somalia experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), with approximately 1.6 million children likely to suffer from acute malnutrition. Recent rainfall improved agricultural conditions, but localized floods and ongoing conflict continue to impact food access and agricultural production.
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| September 2024 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IPC report reveals 1.84 million people in Gaza facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse food insecurity conditions during the ongoing Gaza war, with only 6 percent experiencing the most severe Phase 5 food insecurity.
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| August 2024 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
Recent floods in Yemen exacerbate existing food security challenges, further complicating the humanitarian situation.
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| July 2024 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IPC analysis reveals severe food insecurity in Yemen, with 4.7 million people experiencing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels of food insecurity in government-controlled areas.
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| July 2024 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IPC analysis reveals severe food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, affecting 25.6 million people, with 3.1 million facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) conditions in conflict-impacted provinces like North Kivu, Ituri, and South Kivu.
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| May 2024 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IPC analysis warned of potential famine in Sudan due to ongoing conflict, limited humanitarian access, and critical conditions in Greater Darfur and Kordofan regions, with displaced populations and refugees at highest risk.
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| May 2024 | Arla and Nestle announced they would donate the equivalent of 1.25 million breakfasts to FareShare, building on their existing partnerships. |
| April 2024 |
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IPC analysis revealed severe food insecurity in Sudan, with 25.6 million people facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse, including 8.5 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and 755,000 in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5).
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| 2023 |
Biodiversity loss
Scientific analysis in Science Advances concluded that at least 30% of land must be actively protected and ecologically restored by 2030 to meet global biodiversity goals.
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| 2023 |
Biodiversity loss
Research on 70,000 species found that approximately 48% are experiencing population declines due to human activities, while only 3% are seeing population increases.
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| 2023 | FareShare and the University of Hertfordshire release the 'Waste Britain' report, highlighting the social and economic impact of food redistribution. |
| 2023 | FareShare redistributed over 57,000 tonnes of food, equivalent to 135 million meals in their 2023/2024 annual report period. |
| 2023 | Tesco Food Collection reaches an equivalent of 528,187 meals. FareShare launches the 'Where's the Food?' campaign to reinstate government funding for food surplus redistribution. |
| 2023 | Climate change significantly impacted food security, with extreme weather events affecting 18 countries and over 77 million people. The year was recorded as the hottest on record, causing severe disruptions to agriculture through droughts, floods, and hurricanes. |
| 2023 | Global Report on Food Crises reveals acute hunger affecting 282 million people across 59 countries, an increase of 24 million from the previous year. |
| 2023 |
Food security in India
Global Hunger Index ranked India 105th out of 127 countries, indicating significant persistent food security and nutrition challenges.
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| 2023 |
Sustainable Development Goal 2
Up to 757 million people facing hunger globally, representing slightly less than 10 percent of the world population, with 20 million people at risk of famine in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and Nigeria.
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| November 2023 | On King Charles III's 75th birthday, the Royal Family launches the Coronation Food Project in collaboration with FareShare and The Felix Project to reduce food waste and support food-insecure individuals. |
| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
Scientists issued a warning that one-third of tree species worldwide are threatened with extinction, which would significantly disrupt global ecosystems by impacting carbon, water, and nutrient cycles.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
A comprehensive study surveying over 3,000 experts concluded that global biodiversity loss may be more severe than previously thought, estimating that roughly 30% of species have been globally threatened or driven extinct since 1500.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
Global Land Outlook report by UN Convention to Combat Desertification revealed over 50% of agricultural land is moderately or severely degraded.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission, publicly noted that public awareness about biodiversity loss is lower compared to awareness of climate change.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
World Wildlife Fund reported a significant global wildlife population decline of 68% between 1970 and 2016, based on data from 4,400 animal species and nearly 21,000 monitored populations, demonstrating the severe impact of biodiversity loss worldwide.
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| 2022 |
Biodiversity loss
Scientific study warned that conservation efforts will continue to fail if primary drivers of biodiversity loss, including population size and growth, are ignored.
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| 2022 |
Climate change and food security in Africa
Research reveals a correlation between increased greenhouse gas emissions and malnutrition rates in 30 Sub-Saharan African countries, highlighting the impact of climate change on food security.
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| 2022 | In response to the global food crisis, FareShare publishes the 'Cost of Living Crisis Appeal', calling for £25 million annual government investment in surplus food distribution. |
| 2022 | FareShare won the Charity Awards 'Environment and Conservation Award', the 'Food Redistribution Award' at Waste2Zero's Food Service Waste Management and Prevention Awards, and 'Corporate National Partnership of the Year with a Retailer' at the Charity Times Awards for its partnership with Tesco. |
| 2022 | FareShare extended partnerships to the food service sector by collaborating with KFC and Nando's through FareShare Go. |
| 2022 | 28% of Ugandan households experienced food insecurity, highlighting significant challenges in national food security with negative impacts on HIV transmission and household stability. |
| 2022 | The United Nations highlighted the significantly negative impact of fish oil and fishmeal industries on food security in West Africa, drawing attention to how overfishing threatens regional food systems. |
| 2022 | Innovated in hiring practices by announcing that job applicants would be paid $75 for their interview time at Evenings & Weekends Consulting, promoting fair compensation and respect for potential employees' time. |
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