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##### Interactives:SOFI 2024
###### Interactives
[Understanding food insecurity](https://www.fao.org/interactive/state-of-food-security-nutrition/en/ )
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See the latest estimates of undernourishment and food insecurity, plus explore the issue through the lenses of urbanization and gender
[Interactive story](https://www.fao.org/interactive/state-of-food-security-nutrition/en/ "Understanding food insecurity") [Hunger map](https://www.fao.org/interactive/state-of-food-security-nutrition/2-1-1/en/ "Interactive hunger map") [Putting a number on hunger](https://www.fao.org/interactive/measuring-hunger/en/ "Interactive story Putting a number on hunger")
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##### Highlights
##### Director-General
###### Story
##### [A more secure future from a single document](https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/a-more-secure-future-from-a-single-document/en)
Certifying land tenure rights transforms farmers’ lives in Madagascar.
###### Story
##### [A gift for conservation helps reduce conflict between humans and wildlife](https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/a-gift-for-conservation-helps-reduce-conflict-between-humans-and-wildlife/en)
How one young Zimbabwean is playing her part in sustainable wildlife management.
##### [FAO Director-General underscores evaluation’s role in transforming agrifood systems at Global Conference](https://www.fao.org/director-general/news/details/fao-director-general-underscores-evaluation-s-role-in-transforming-agrifood-systems-at-global-conference/en)
Co-organized by the New Development Bank and IDEAS, the event discusses how evaluation can enhance the effectiveness of policies, programs, and investments
###### Interactive story
##### [Make healthy eating a habit](https://www.fao.org/resources/digital-reports/school-nutrition/en/)
For children and adolescents, healthy diets are essential to grow and develop.
###### Campaign
##### [365 days of action](https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/80th-anniversary/)
Join FAO’s 80th anniversary by organizing events that highlight actions and innovations for a sustainable food future.
###### In Focus
##### [FAO response to global food security challenges](https://www.fao.org/in-focus/en/)
Data analyses, policy recommendations, and actions on the ground.
###### In Focus
##### [Adequate food for all](https://www.fao.org/right-to-food/en)
Recognizing the right to food upholds the dignity of every person and ensures they can live free from discrimination.
###### Publication
##### [Integrating biodiversity into agrifood systems](https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/ee33f39c-9524-40a6-b7d9-428d55f61486)
Discover how FAO is supporting countries in their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans for the agrifood sectors.
###### Data
##### [Better data, better policies, better diets](https://www.fao.org/gift-individual-food-consumption/en)
The FAO/WHO GIFT platform provides quantitative individual food consumption data from all around the world.
##### Director-General
##### [FAO Director-General underscores evaluation’s role in transforming agrifood systems at Global Conference](https://www.fao.org/director-general/news/details/fao-director-general-underscores-evaluation-s-role-in-transforming-agrifood-systems-at-global-conference/en)
Co-organized by the New Development Bank and IDEAS, the event discusses how evaluation can enhance the effectiveness of policies, programs, and investments
##### Join the conversation
###### Facebook
##### [This innovation is changing lives in Ethiopia](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=648360934232357)
###### X
##### [Preserving wildlife and empowering local communities in Papua New Guinea](https://x.com/faoforestry/status/1896474400121114855?s=46&t=n6gBaE8c48GYtXlV5QHq-Q)
###### Instagram
##### [Restoring seagrass ecosystems in the Bay of Bengal](https://www.instagram.com/p/DGpH1PkI8LC/)
#### Voices of Impact
##### [Women from the State of Sucre in Venezuela: resilient and entrepreneurial](https://youtu.be/MnabwtSjixs?si=foeRwy5CcI0kP9Le)
###### 11/04/2024
In Venezuela's State of Sucre women-led activities in the fisheries sector are helping to reduce poverty and hunger, improve food security, while creating better employment opportunities. Watch the video and discover how Genis, Nayleth, Yoleida and many other women are working with FAO support to create a better future for their communities and families.
##### Video
##### [FAO’s vision for a Blue Transformation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbQkJIpjlxQ&ab_channel=FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations)
###### 14/11/2023
Imagine a world where aquatic food systems provide sustainable and healthy food and nutrition while conserving biodiversity and safeguarding the environment.
##### Podcast
##### [FAO Brief - 3 March 2025](https://soundcloud.com/unfao/fao-brief-3-march-43)
###### 03/03/2025
In this episode, FAO calls for bold action to transform agrifood systems and support biodiversity at the resumed UN Biodiversity Conference, held in Rome; at the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Johannesburg, FAO Director-General stresses that food security is vital for peace, stability and human dignity; and the Green Climate Fund approves funding for FAO-led projects in Serbia and Kenya.
#### Data
##### Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) 2021-2023
Sources: FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. 2024. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 - Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. Rome, FAO. [https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1254en](https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1254en);
FAO. 2024. FAOSTAT: Suite of Food Security Indicators. \[Accessed on 24 July 2024\]. [https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS);
UN Geospatial. 2020. [Map geodata](https://www.un.org/geospatial/mapsgeo/webservices). New York, USA, UN.
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
##### 2020 World
31.2%
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##### 2010 World
31.5%
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#### In depth
###### Data
##### [Transparency is key to FAO’s mission](https://www.fao.org/transparency/en)
Our new transparency portal shows how and where our resources are used and the results we have achieved. Explore the portal now.
###### Publication
##### [Medium Term Plan and Programme of Work](https://www.fao.org/3/nl239en/nl239en.pdf)
The Director-General’s Medium Term Plan (Reviewed) 2022-25 and Programme of Work and Budget 2024-25.
###### In Focus
##### [FAO Data Lab](https://www.fao.org/datalab/home)
The FAO Data Lab for Statistical Innovation modernizes the statistical business process, with a specific focus on emergency contexts, when having access to timely information is very important.
#### FAO and the SDGs
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.
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A world free from hunger and malnutrition where food and agriculture contributes to improving the living standards of all
FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.
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.
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.
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.
FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
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.
#### Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.