From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2), Zero Hunger, by 2030 is in jeopardy due to slowing and unequal economic growth, climate shocks, the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, lackluster efforts toward investing in food system sustainability and agricultural productivity growth, and persistent ba...

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Main Authors: Zorbas, Christina, Resnick, Danielle, Jones, Eleanor, Suri, Shoba, Iruhiriye, Elyse, Headey, Derek D., Martin, Will, Vos, Rob, Arndt, Channing, Menon, Purnima
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Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138946
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author Zorbas, Christina
Resnick, Danielle
Jones, Eleanor
Suri, Shoba
Iruhiriye, Elyse
Headey, Derek D.
Martin, Will
Vos, Rob
Arndt, Channing
Menon, Purnima
author_browse Arndt, Channing
Headey, Derek D.
Iruhiriye, Elyse
Jones, Eleanor
Martin, Will
Menon, Purnima
Resnick, Danielle
Suri, Shoba
Vos, Rob
Zorbas, Christina
author_facet Zorbas, Christina
Resnick, Danielle
Jones, Eleanor
Suri, Shoba
Iruhiriye, Elyse
Headey, Derek D.
Martin, Will
Vos, Rob
Arndt, Channing
Menon, Purnima
author_sort Zorbas, Christina
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description Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2), Zero Hunger, by 2030 is in jeopardy due to slowing and unequal economic growth, climate shocks, the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, lackluster efforts toward investing in food system sustainability and agricultural productivity growth, and persistent barriers to open food trade. Nevertheless, numerous commitments to achieving SDG 2 have been repeatedly expressed by Heads of State and Ministers at diverse global meetings since the SDGs became a focus in 2015. To identify the intensity and degree of convergence of commitments that national governments have collectively made to realizing SDG 2, this paper provides a qualitative assessment of statements from more than 68 global meetings and 107 intergovernmental commitment documents since 2015. Analyzing these commitments against seven critical factors necessary for impact at scale, we find that stated intentions to solve the global food security and hunger challenge have become more pronounced at global meetings over time, especially in the wake of the crises. However, the intent to act is not consistently matched by commitments to specific actions that could help accelerate reductions in hunger. For instance, while increased financing is often recognized as a priority to reach SDG 2, few commitments in global fora relate to detailed costing of required investments. Similarly, many commitment statements lack specificity regarding what and how policy interventions should be scaled up for greater action on SDG 2 or the ways to enhance different stakeholders’ capacities to implement them. While horizontal coherence was mentioned across most global fora, it was only present in about half of the commitment statements, with even less recognition of the necessity for vertical coherence from global to local levels. Despite global acknowledgement of the importance of accountability and monitoring, usually by way of progress reports, we find few consequences for governments that do not act on commitments made in global fora. We discuss the implications of these findings and offer recommendations for how to strengthen the commitment-making process to help accelerate actions that can reduce food insecurity and hunger and augment the legitimacy of global meetings. This work can inform the policy advocacy community focused on SDG 2 and those engaged in catalyzing and supporting intergovernmental action on other SDGs. Our findings reiterate the importance of attention to global governance and the political economy of global meetings—which is necessary to strengthen our focus on delivering outcomes that put the world on a path that brings the solution to the problems of global hunger and food insecurity within reach.
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spelling CGSpace1389462025-12-02T21:02:41Z From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015 Zorbas, Christina Resnick, Danielle Jones, Eleanor Suri, Shoba Iruhiriye, Elyse Headey, Derek D. Martin, Will Vos, Rob Arndt, Channing Menon, Purnima food security diet accountability food policies hunger governance nutrition Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2), Zero Hunger, by 2030 is in jeopardy due to slowing and unequal economic growth, climate shocks, the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, lackluster efforts toward investing in food system sustainability and agricultural productivity growth, and persistent barriers to open food trade. Nevertheless, numerous commitments to achieving SDG 2 have been repeatedly expressed by Heads of State and Ministers at diverse global meetings since the SDGs became a focus in 2015. To identify the intensity and degree of convergence of commitments that national governments have collectively made to realizing SDG 2, this paper provides a qualitative assessment of statements from more than 68 global meetings and 107 intergovernmental commitment documents since 2015. Analyzing these commitments against seven critical factors necessary for impact at scale, we find that stated intentions to solve the global food security and hunger challenge have become more pronounced at global meetings over time, especially in the wake of the crises. However, the intent to act is not consistently matched by commitments to specific actions that could help accelerate reductions in hunger. For instance, while increased financing is often recognized as a priority to reach SDG 2, few commitments in global fora relate to detailed costing of required investments. Similarly, many commitment statements lack specificity regarding what and how policy interventions should be scaled up for greater action on SDG 2 or the ways to enhance different stakeholders’ capacities to implement them. While horizontal coherence was mentioned across most global fora, it was only present in about half of the commitment statements, with even less recognition of the necessity for vertical coherence from global to local levels. Despite global acknowledgement of the importance of accountability and monitoring, usually by way of progress reports, we find few consequences for governments that do not act on commitments made in global fora. We discuss the implications of these findings and offer recommendations for how to strengthen the commitment-making process to help accelerate actions that can reduce food insecurity and hunger and augment the legitimacy of global meetings. This work can inform the policy advocacy community focused on SDG 2 and those engaged in catalyzing and supporting intergovernmental action on other SDGs. Our findings reiterate the importance of attention to global governance and the political economy of global meetings—which is necessary to strengthen our focus on delivering outcomes that put the world on a path that brings the solution to the problems of global hunger and food insecurity within reach. 2024-02-05 2024-02-05T21:28:22Z 2024-02-05T21:28:22Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138946 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Zorbas, Christina; Resnick, Danielle; Jones, Eleanor; Suri, Shoba; Iruhiriye, Elyse; Headey, Derek D.; Martin, Will; et al. 2024. From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2238. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138946
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diet
accountability
food policies
hunger
governance
nutrition
Zorbas, Christina
Resnick, Danielle
Jones, Eleanor
Suri, Shoba
Iruhiriye, Elyse
Headey, Derek D.
Martin, Will
Vos, Rob
Arndt, Channing
Menon, Purnima
From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015
title From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015
title_full From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015
title_fullStr From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015
title_full_unstemmed From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015
title_short From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015
title_sort from promises to action analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015
topic food security
diet
accountability
food policies
hunger
governance
nutrition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138946
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