Transcript Trends in Stunting: Developing World

Household Food Security
Working Group
SCN 2004
New York City
Agenda
11.30 Introduction: Progress to Hunger MDG Lawrence Haddad
11.40 Achieving the MDG: how can the working
group contribute? – Kraisid Tontisirin and
Shakuntala Thilstead
12.00 Responses to the MDG challenge from WFP
and IFAD -- Patrick Webb and Sean Kennedy
12.15 Views from the bilaterals and civil society – Joergen
Georg Jensen and Rosanna Agble
12.30-1.00 Discussion and recommendations
The Race to Achieve MDG 1:
Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Targets: Halving poverty and hunger rates by 2015
Indicator 4: Underweight Rates in Preschool Children
35
32
24 25
28
27
25 26 26
25
22
19 18
%
12
9 7
6 5
4 3 4
Africa
1990
1995
Asia
2000
2005
Source: Estimates from de Onis and Blossner 2003. WHO.
2010
Latin America & the
Caribbean
2015
MDG Target
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures
in relation to MDG Target: All Developing Countries
Percent population
undernourished
20
18
17
Current trend
13
10
Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
MDG Target
1999-2001
1995-97
MDG target
1990-92
25
23
21
19
17
15
13
11
9
7
5
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to MDG Target:
Sub-Saharan Africa and Near East and North Africa
35
35
33
Percent population
undernourished
17.5
8
10
10
Sub-Saharan Africa
Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
MDG Target
1999-2001
1995-97
1990-92
4
Near East and North Africa
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures
in relation to MDG Target: Asia and Pacific
20
17
16
16
Percent population
undernourished
12
11
10
Asia and Pacific
Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
MDG Target
1999-2001
1995-97
1990-92
8.5
China
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures
in relation to MDG Target: LAC
13
11
10
Percent population
undernourished
Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
MDG Target
1999-2001
1995-97
1990-92
6.5
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures
in relation to WFS Goal: All Developing Countries
817
780
798
Millions of people
Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
WFS Goal
1999-2001
1995-97
1990-92
409
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures in relation to WFS Goal:
Sub-Saharan Africa and Near East and North Africa
166
193
198
Millions of people
Sub-Saharan Africa
83
Near East and North Africa
35
Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
WFS Goal
1999-2001
12.5
1995-97
1990-92
25
41
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures
in relation to WFS Goal: Asia and Pacific
567
496
503
Millions of people
374
367
352
283
Asia and Pacific
Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
WFS Goal
1999-2001
1995-97
1990-92
187
Asia and Pacific-w/out China
Trends in “Undernourishment” Figures
in relation to WFS Goal: LAC
59
55.3
53.4
Millions of people
Data: State of Food Insecurity 2003 (FAO)
WFS Goal
1999-2001
1995-97
1990-92
29.5
Conclusions
• Underweight rates: Africa moving away from
MDG. Asia and LAC moving close to MDG. But
Asia MDG target is 50% higher than Africa.
• FAO Undernourishment rates: Africa moving in
wrong direction. Asia without China not making
progress. LAC on track.
• FAO Undernourishment numbers (WFS Target):
No regions projected to meet targets.