Why the Global Food Crisis Needs an Emergency Meeting at UNGA78

None is scheduled thus far

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By Wangari Kuria and Alice Macdonald

As September summitry intensifies and we barrel towards UNGA, there’s a critical global issue that’s not receiving the concerted attention it deserves: the global food crisis.

With 735 million people going hungry, a quarter of a billion people facing severe hunger and 3 billion people unable to afford a healthy diet, it should top the agenda of every world leader. But as of now, there is no major High Level Meeting scheduled specifically on the global food crisis during the opening of the United Nations General Assembly next week.

This needs to change. As the only moment when all the world’s heads of state are meant to come together, UNGA is an unprecedented opportunity to make global progress on this multi-dimensional crisis.

We’re from different areas of the world but the food crisis is one that impacts us all – albeit differently. 

In the UK, food prices have soared over the last few years and food banks are expe…