The reality is that there are still many, many millions of people who go to bed hungry every night and that number is growing. And you've seen this whole confluence of events that has created this galvanizing moment when people realize that so much more still needs to be done in strengthening food systems globally, and making sure that people have enough to eat. And then, of course, Russia's terrible invasion of Ukraine, which has spiked food prices, globally, but really, also energy prices and fertilizer prices. Everything sort of slowed down and got frozen in some places.
We're also seeing the hangover effects, certainly of COVID, when supply chains were disrupted and farmers were unable to do a lot of their planting. Whether it's drought or extreme flooding – we're seeing both. Climate change, which isn't new, but is accelerating, including in some particularly vulnerable areas of the world. In the last several years, we've seen a confluence of events that have shocked the system. And after the last food crisis when we stood up Feed the Future, I think we saw some very promising signs of progress, real investments in food systems to help countries be more resilient and more secure in terms of being able to produce their own food. USAID has been on the frontlines of trying to address food security issues for many, many years. Food security and addressing hunger is such an important issue personally, to me, and I know for Administrator Power too. So as you think about that, and your role within USAID, how are you thinking about seizing this moment, to actually really make more progress on combating hunger?ĭEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR COLEMAN: Thank you. Actually, last month at UNGA, I believe you spoke about how this is a real galvanizing moment to bring the world together to fight against global hunger, given such the depth of the crisis. WARREN: So, these next two days are about bringing together all the actors that are working on global hunger, really to spark a social movement, to take advantage of this galvanizing moment. Thank you so much for joining us today.ĭEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR COLEMAN: My pleasure. KATE WARREN: Hello again, I’m very happy to be back on stage with Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming at USAID.
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