Food insecurity

International Development Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 1 Jul 2022 Closed: 8 Mar 2023 Parliament page
Report and Government response published The International Development Committee has now published a Report on Food insecurity and concluded that the government does not appear to have a plan to tackle the catastrophic worldwide hunger crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and other factors. The report said nearly 50 … Read more
3 Recommendations
1 Report
2 Letters
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second report - Food insecurity HC 504 1 Jul 2022 3 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
16 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Second report - Food insecurity
publish a comprehensive strategy setting out its plan to address food insecurity; and a) increase...
publish a comprehensive strategy setting out its plan to address food insecurity; and a) increase humanitarian funding for food assistance programmes to reflect increased global food and fuel costs and to meet need. b) To promote sustainable agriculture, the Government … Read more
Government Response
The government partially accepted the recommendation, outlining a comprehensive action plan to address famine risk and food insecurity, including getting grain out of Ukraine, prioritizing humanitarian resources, securing a coordinated international response, and boosting fertilizer availability. They intend to increase humanitarian funding to £3 billion over the next 3 years.
17 Recommendation Accepted
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countries.
countries. The Government must work with international partners to:
Government Response
The government reiterated its commitment to develop lasting solutions to challenges in the global food system and stated its British Investment Partnerships and humanitarian assistance help build resilient food security and drive sustainable transformation in the longer term.
18 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Second report - Food insecurity
empower the Global Alliance for Food Security to develop international solutions to regional food security...
empower the Global Alliance for Food Security to develop international solutions to regional food security challenges. That should include a) securing the provision, delivery and distribution of food assistance to countries in need in order to avert famine. Such initiatives … Read more
Government Response
The government states the Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS) was set up with the aim to ensure that the support reaches those in most urgent need and coordinates aid measures relating to food security, but it is not yet at a stage of securing the provision, delivery and distribution of food assistance, however they remain one of the avenues in which we coordinate with other international donors and multilateral organisations; the government has also provided military equipment to Ukraine and welcomes the efforts made by the EU under its Solidarity Lanes programme.
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Total 3 recs
Correspondence 2 letters
24 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs regarding food insecurity following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - 13 May 2022
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21 Apr 2022 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs regarding food insecurity following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - 19 April 2022
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