Kigali
Rwanda
Deputy Secretary-General's video message at the 2022 African Green Revolution Forum
البيانات | Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General
البيانات | Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General
Watch the video: https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads2.unmultimedia.org/public/video/ondemand/2928544_MSG%20DSG%20MOHAMMED%20AGRF%202022%20TRACK%20CHANGE%2002%20SEP%2022.mp4
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,
I am happy to join you at this year’s African Green Revolution Forum.
My thanks to President Kagame for offering the continent this important opportunity to come together and identify responses to the global food crisis and strategies to transform food systems by 2030.
I continue to be inspired by Agnes Kalibata and her leadership as she responds to the challenges of the continent with innovation, partnership and transformation.
The COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating climate emergency, and the global impact of the war in Ukraine on food and energy markets have underscored the fragility of Africa’s food systems and their vulnerability to global shocks.
The rising cost of nutritious foods – coupled with high levels of poverty and income inequality – continue to keep healthy diets out of reach for hundreds of millions of Africans.
Projections show that we could still be facing chronic hunger in 2030 – at the same level as in 2015 when the 2030 Agenda was launched and the Zero Hunger target set.
This includes the billions of people who are limiting, rationing, cutting back on, or otherwise consuming less food – and of a less nutritious nature – than they otherwise would.
We are severely off track to achieve SDG2 – zero hunger – by 2030, but this goal cannot be achieved in isolation.
Ending hunger requires us to consider food as a system and recognize the range of intersecting challenges that are undermining progress across the spectrum of the Sustainable Development Goals.
We must build on the outcomes of last year’s UN Food Systems Summit – and the National Food Systems Transformation Pathways in particular.
The Pathways should be central to an effective management of the crisis that connects emergency response with development action – delivering immediate relief while accelerating long-term structural change.
I am pleased that in many African countries the National Pathways are constantly reviewed and revised and serve as the basis for the response to current food price shocks.
I encourage all to keep up the momentum towards full implementation of the Pathway’s long-term objectives.
We cannot afford to let the progress we made with the Food Systems Summit stall or even reverse – especially in the current crisis context.
The African Green Revolution Forum is our opportunity to candidly discuss how Africa can make greater progress in implementing its Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation frameworks together with the National Pathways in an integrated manner.
Together, let us make the upcoming 2023 Food Systems Stocktaking Moment a moment where Africa can showcase many success stories of resilience and transformation.
Thank you.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,
I am happy to join you at this year’s African Green Revolution Forum.
My thanks to President Kagame for offering the continent this important opportunity to come together and identify responses to the global food crisis and strategies to transform food systems by 2030.
I continue to be inspired by Agnes Kalibata and her leadership as she responds to the challenges of the continent with innovation, partnership and transformation.
The COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating climate emergency, and the global impact of the war in Ukraine on food and energy markets have underscored the fragility of Africa’s food systems and their vulnerability to global shocks.
The rising cost of nutritious foods – coupled with high levels of poverty and income inequality – continue to keep healthy diets out of reach for hundreds of millions of Africans.
Projections show that we could still be facing chronic hunger in 2030 – at the same level as in 2015 when the 2030 Agenda was launched and the Zero Hunger target set.
This includes the billions of people who are limiting, rationing, cutting back on, or otherwise consuming less food – and of a less nutritious nature – than they otherwise would.
We are severely off track to achieve SDG2 – zero hunger – by 2030, but this goal cannot be achieved in isolation.
Ending hunger requires us to consider food as a system and recognize the range of intersecting challenges that are undermining progress across the spectrum of the Sustainable Development Goals.
We must build on the outcomes of last year’s UN Food Systems Summit – and the National Food Systems Transformation Pathways in particular.
The Pathways should be central to an effective management of the crisis that connects emergency response with development action – delivering immediate relief while accelerating long-term structural change.
I am pleased that in many African countries the National Pathways are constantly reviewed and revised and serve as the basis for the response to current food price shocks.
I encourage all to keep up the momentum towards full implementation of the Pathway’s long-term objectives.
We cannot afford to let the progress we made with the Food Systems Summit stall or even reverse – especially in the current crisis context.
The African Green Revolution Forum is our opportunity to candidly discuss how Africa can make greater progress in implementing its Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation frameworks together with the National Pathways in an integrated manner.
Together, let us make the upcoming 2023 Food Systems Stocktaking Moment a moment where Africa can showcase many success stories of resilience and transformation.
Thank you.