Second report - Food insecurity

Select Committee

International Development Committee HC 504 1 July 2022

Report Status Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations 3 items (3 recs)

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Government Response (AI assessment · 3 of 3 classified)

Accepted 1

Accepted in Part 2

Recommendations

3 results

16 Accepted in Part

publish a comprehensive strategy setting out its plan to address food insecurity; and a) increase...

Recommendation

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 Summary

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.

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17 Accepted

countries.

Recommendation

countries. The Government must work with international partners to:

Government Response Summary

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.

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18 Accepted in Part

empower the Global Alliance for Food Security to develop international solutions to regional food security...

Recommendation

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 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 should prioritise countries with communities classed on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification as in Phase 3 (Crisis) or above; and support Ukraine to transport its food produce for both internal consumption and international export to help feed in-need communities. b) Such support should include the supply of protective equipment and transport vehicles to Ukraine and participation in multilateral initiatives to facilitate food exports by Ukraine. Food insecurity 13 Food insecurity classifications Food insecurity is measured by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) and Cadre Harmonisé (CH) framework. The IPC is used in around 30 countries and the CH is used in 18 countries. The two measures are “very close to each other and give comparable figures of acute food insecurity.” The five-phase classification, as shown in 71 the table below, “is the same though there are a few differences pertaining to the use of 72 certain indicators, classification of famine and estimation of humanitarian assistance.” The IPC/CH classifications were used to determine the number of people in Phase 3 ‘Crisis’ 73 or worse (Phases 4 and 5) in each country for the map included in the Report. Table 2: IPC acute food insecurity reference table Phase Phase name Phase description number 1 Minimal/None Households are able to meet essential food and non-food needs without engaging in atypical and unsustainable strategies to access food and income. 2 Stressed Households have minimally adequate food consumption but are unable to afford some essential non-food expenditures without engaging in stress- coping strategies. 3 Crisis Households either have food consumption gaps that are reflected by high or Show less

Government Response Summary

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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