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Nigel Adams
MP for Selby and Ainsty

Child Malnutrition

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Thank you to those who have contacted me about food insecurity and the rise in child malnutrition. 

Unfortunately, food security has been deteriorating in many countries since 2015, due to conflict, climate change, shocks such as locusts, and economic slowdowns. Covid-19 is making this difficult situation much worse and may also drive new hunger hotspots. These challenges have, according to the UN World Food Programme, left 250 million people worldwide likely to face extreme hunger by the end of the year, with parts of Yemen, South Sudan and Burkina Faso on the brink of famine. This exacerbates the already high chronic hunger figure of 690mn world-wide and 2 billion overall moderately or severely food insecure. Without international attention, many more will die from hunger and disease, so we must do what we can to tackle this.

In April, the UK worked closely with other G20 members to agree a statement of the G20 Agriculture Ministers committing to close cooperation and action to safeguard global food security and nutrition. This included the commitment to work together to help ensure that sufficient, safe, affordable, and nutritious food continues to be available and accessible to all people.

As we take on the G7 and COP26 Presidencies, the UK is leading a global call to action to protect the world's poorest people from famine. In September, a package of £119 million was announced to combat the dual threat of coronavirus and famine. The package is expected to help alleviate extreme hunger for over six million people in Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Somalia, Central African Republic, the Sahel, South Sudan and Sudan. The Foreign Secretary also appointed Nick Dyer as UK’s first Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs. This is a welcome appointment which underlines the strength of the UK's commitment to tackling famine and shows Global Britain leading the way as a force for good in the world.

 

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    • Commercial Sex Exploitation
    • Electrical Safety
    • PFAS in Food Packaging
    • Trade Scruitiny
    • Food Poverty and UK Global Tariffs
    • Military Trade; Israel
    • Alcohol and Beer Duty
    • Press Regulation
    • Centrica and British Gas
    • Save Our Pubs
    • Overseas Aid
    • Stamp Duty Land Tax
    • Universal Credit
    • Trade Deal Scrutiny
    • Fire Safety Bill
    • Legacy Benefits
    • Affordable Homes
    • Fox Hunting
    • Agriculture Bill
    • Environment Bill
    • Fire and Rescue Service
    • Animal Cruelty Sentencing
    • Sewage Bill
    • Child Malnutrition
    • Help Nazanin and Anoosheh
    • IVF and Fertility Treatment
    • School Breakfast Bill
    • New Homes Rescue Fund
    • Mental Health In Schools
    • Deportation of Osime Brown
    • Equal Pay
    • Self-harm
    • Short Breaks For Respite
    • Charity Funded Research
    • Green and Fair Recovery
    • Planning White Paper
    • Maternity Care
    • NHS Pay
    • Air Quality
    • Petrol and Diesel Cars
    • Preventing Homelessness
    • Protecting Girls in Crisis
    • Windrush Report
    • Overseas Operations Bill
    • Microchipping Cats
    • Breast Cancer
    • Alcohol and Beer Duty
    • Birds of Prey
    • Better deal for animals
    • Young people’s wellbeing
    • Arthritis
    • TV Licence for Over 75s
    • Adult Social Care
    • Supertrawlers
    • Animal welfare - sentience and sentencing
    • Asylum seekers and employment
    • End of Life/Assisted Suicide
    • 'DIY' Abortion 2020
    • Fur imports and sales
    • Gender Recognition Act reform
    • Julian Assange
    • Protect our Oceans
    • Medicinal Cannabis
    • Climate Change
    • Water Sanitation
    • Horse Tethering
    • Alcohol and Beer Duty 
    • Animal Cruelty Sentencing
    • Dementia Care

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