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The 2024 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World #SOFI2024 report, to be launched on July 24, takes a deep dive into salient themes regarding financing for development, in particular financing for food security and nutrition to meet the targets of #SDG2, with the aim of creating better identifying opportunities, strengthening accountability and traceability, and ultimately improving financing productivity. Some aspects and findings of the United Nations flagship report were highlighted today at the Special Event on Financing to End Hunger, Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in All its Forms, within the United Nations Economic and Social Council High-Level Political Forum in New York. Speaking through a video message, FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, noted that more, better-targeted and less risk-averse financing is needed to move the world closer to eradicating hunger. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3W7ml0u #HLPF

Farmers in Nepal's Jhapa District are seeing record yields thanks to climate-resilient practices. With support from the Green Climate Fund, FAO's Farmer Field School program is transforming agriculture and livelihoods. Discover the impact on the community 👉 https://bit.ly/3Y6txwD

Livestock production is key for global food security, but the livestock sector is one of the main contributors to global methane & other greenhouse gas emissions.   How FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment & Performance Partnership is striving for #SustainableLivestock practices👉https://bit.ly/3WgP9Fc   #FAOLEAP #COAGLivestock

🌳DYK that strategic placement of trees in urban areas can cool the air by between 2-8° C? Trees and urban forests can make our cities cooler, greener, healthier and happier places to live. #TheAirWeShare

When you empower a woman, you empower a whole community. 👉🏻 https://bit.ly/3pOe8Pz #RuralWomen #GenerationEquality

Our world is made of an invisible web. Loss of species weakens this web & can alter an entire ecosystem, & this affects us too. Take pollinators for example. Without them, most of our food wouldn't exist. FAO's work to protect #Biodiversity👉 https://bit.ly/3Fkqo1s

Let's transform our agrifood systems for: 🔹Better production 🔸Better nutrition 🔹Better environment 🔸Better life, leaving no one behind. A sustainable & food secure world for all is possible if we work together. #4Betters

About 50 000 wild species are used for food, energy, medicine, material & other purposes. This includes many plants. But often these plants are not sourced or used sustainably, which threatens #biodiversity. 🌱How is FAO protecting them: https://lnkd.in/deCCGCPa

Soil erosion poses a major threat to global food security and to the achievement of the #SDGs. This FAO publication reviews the challenge and provides insights to address #SoilErosion & promote sustainable land management. https://lnkd.in/d-JUjMTK