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decent jobs.

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FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas,
ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers
to markets.

FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region
food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.

FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and
loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil
society.

FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by
providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.

FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best
practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of
livelihoods.

FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports
endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development
initiatives.

FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods,
building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.

FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all
concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.




FAO supports governments and partners to design the right policies and
programmes to end hunger, promote food security and promote sustainable
agriculture for millions of people around the world.

FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most
marginalized people to end rural poverty.

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FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work
in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.

Tap for more

Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with
governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout
the food chain.

Tap for more

FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved
access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal
opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.

Tap for more

FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise
levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.

Tap for more

FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more
efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.

Tap for more

FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern
energy services across the food chain.

Tap for more

FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable
agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create
decent jobs.

Tap for more

FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in
transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication
technologies.

Tap for more

FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas,
ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers
to markets.

Tap for more

FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region
food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.

Tap for more

FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and
loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil
society.

Tap for more

FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by
providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.

Tap for more

FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best
practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of
livelihoods.

Tap for more

FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports
endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development
initiatives.

Tap for more



FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods,
building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.

Tap for more

FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all
concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.

Tap for more



BETWEEN 702 AND 828 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD FACED HUNGER IN 2021

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Prevalence of undernourishment (percentage, left axis)

Number of undernourished (millions, right axis)

NOTES: * Projected values for 2021 in the figure are illustrated by dotted
lines. Shaded areas show lower and upper bounds of the estimated range.

Source: FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. 2022. The State of Food Security and
Nutrition in the World 2022. Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make
healthy diets more affordable. Data are available on FAOSTAT
(https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS)



2020 WORLD


31.2%

2010 WORLD


31.5%



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