The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
International Development Committee
Closed
Inquiry
This inquiry examined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and wider UK Government’s work on hunger and nutrition around the world and work towards achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in line with SDG2. It examined the impact on this work of significant ongoing cuts to the UK aid budget. …
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Recommendations
8
Conclusions
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Report
4
Oral sessions
4
Letters
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Events
Activity timeline 14 events
22 May
2025
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18 Mar
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Report published
4 Feb
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Oral evidence
4 Feb
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
7 Jan
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7 Jan
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10 Dec
2024
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Oral evidence
10 Dec
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
7 May
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7 May
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12 Mar
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Oral evidence
12 Mar
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
4 Feb 2025
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The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
Chris Carter · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Jen Haugen · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
10 Dec 2024
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The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed · HANDS Foundation
Mr Brieuc Pont · Government of France
Mrs Melina Mtonga · Find Your Feet Malawi
Ms Massiye Nyang’wa · Malawi
Violet Natembeya · Kenya
12 Mar 2024
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The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
Dr Diana Onyango · Farm Africa
Dr Rachael McDonnell
Jyotsna Puri · International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Rt Hon Rory Stewart · Give Directly
Ruchi Tripathi · VSO
30 Jan 2024
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The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
Abigail Perry · World Food Programme
Dr Mairo Mandara · United Against Malnutrition and Hunger
Florian Monnerie · Action against Hunger
Grainne Moloney · UNICEF
Tariro Washaya · MeDRA (Methodist Relief and Development Agency) Zimbabwe
Victor Mughogho · Eagles Malawi
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Report - The Government’s efforts to achieve SDG2: Zero Hung… | HC 515 | 18 Mar 2025 | 37 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
3rd Report - The Government’s effo…
UK's extensive nutrition and food security research resources remain underutilised.
The UK has a tremendous array of research institutes and a strong history of contributing to the fields of nutrition and food security. There is more the Government could be doing to make use of these resources and to integrate …
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Government Response
The government's response primarily discusses future ODA budget decisions and existing investments in the Child Nutrition Fund and Child Wasting and Innovation Programme, but does not explicitly address how it will do more to leverage UK research institutes or better integrate learning into programming.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
3rd Report - The Government’s effo…
Potential of local knowledge for nutrition and food security solutions remains unrealised.
The potential of local knowledge and understanding in developing solutions to nutrition and food security challenges, particularly in terms of climate adaption and mitigation, is not always fully realised. (Conclusion, Paragraph 75)
Government Response
The government's response focuses on future ODA budget decisions and existing support for local production and national governments in supply chain systems. It does not explicitly outline new actions to address the concern that the potential of local knowledge is not always fully realised.
Correspondence 4 letters
7 Jan 2025
Correspondence from the Minister of State for Development relating to The Task Force for a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, 13 December 2024
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7 Jan 2025
Correspondence to the Minister of State for Development relating to The Task Force for a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, 30 October 2024
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7 May 2024
Correspondence from the Minister for Development & Africa relating to The role of consultants in food security programming - 30 April 2024
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7 May 2024
Correspondence to the Minister for Development & Africa relating to The role of consultants in food security programming - 26 March 2024
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