Developing Countries: Food Poverty
(asked on 11th November 2024) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the latest Hunger Hotspots report, published jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme on 31 October, what plans they have to prevent the further deterioration of the hunger crisis across the 22 countries listed in the report; and, in particular, what assistance they are providing to the five countries and territories at the highest risk of famine alert.
Answered by
Lord Collins of Highbury
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK is deeply concerned by the findings of the June-October 2024 Hunger Hotspots report. We are the third largest government donor to the World Food Programme (WFP) and so far in 2024 have contributed over $400 million to WFP programs, including in Palestine, Sudan, South Sudan and Haiti. Furthermore, on 17 November the Foreign Secretary announced a major aid increase of £113 million which will support more than one million people in Sudan and neighbouring countries affected by the devastating war in Sudan.
We are also investing in lasting solutions that build food insecure households' resilience to shocks and drive sustainable growth. At the G20 Leaders' Summit on 18 November, the Prime Minister confirmed UK membership of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, to work with global partners, share expertise and unlock finance for interventions that work at scale.