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Latin America and the Caribbean have seen a decline in hunger and food insecurity for two years, driven by social protection programs and post-COVID recovery. However, disparities persist...

Key findings on food and nutrition security: Food insecurity is a significant concern in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with a high prevalence of moderate and severe food insecurity in the region...

Highlights: Progress was made in Latin America and the Caribbean in the fight against hunger and food insecurity, driven by improvements in South America. Between 2021 and 2022...

This joint IDB-WFP publication presents the state of school feeding programmes in LAC as of 2022. The publication highlights the critical role of school feeding programmes for the region This joint publication...

By mid-2022, the population facing the three highest phases of acute food insecurity was greater than at any point in the six-year history of the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC)...

Highlights: The first part of this edition of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 presents up-to-date data on the cost and affordability of healthy diets...

The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region has the highest levels of inequality and inequity globally. In addition, the combined effects of COVID-19 have amplified the food emergency and threatened...

Food problems are the order of the day. Solving the problems of hunger and malnutrition, producing and guaranteeing access to healthy food, preserving the environment, valuing local cultures and ensuring...

Key messages In 2020, 59.7 million people in LAC were undernourished, which is 13.8 million people more than in 2019, a 30% rise in the number of people...

The authors of this book delve into the diagnoses, but above all, they propose solutions, conceived from the Latin American and Caribbean experience, in dialogue with the vast and sometimes cacophonous world debate...