// SUSTAINABLITY: FOOD SECURITY
T he leaders of the G20 members will meet in Johannesburg under the banner of ‘Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability’ – the motto unfurled by South Africa to reflect its priorities when it assumed the G20 presidency for 2025. It is vital for all those whose lives are blighted by hunger that global leaders live up to its promise. Today, food insecurity is spreading faster than our ability to respond, fuelled by escalating conflicts, more frequent natural disasters and widespread economic upheaval. According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, 295 million people are facing crisis or worse levels of hunger – they have no idea when, or if, they will eat again. Even more shocking is that, for the first time, famine has been confirmed in two different parts of the world at the same time – in Gaza and Sudan. This has never happened before in the history of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, monitoring system. Cindy McCain, executive director, World Food Programme
A world on the brink of hunger: Why G20 action cannot wait
As global hunger is accelerating faster than aid can keep pace, funding cuts are crippling lifelines and forcing impossible choices on the front lines. The G20 must act now to stop a humanitarian catastrophe
295m people are facing hunger crisis
13.7m people projected to slide into emergency hunger
122 // G20 SOUTH AFRICA: THE JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT 2025
Made with FlippingBook - PDF hosting