
Policy Brief: Leveraging data for improved food security in the IGAD region
With just five years to 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity by 2030 (SDG Target 2.1). Likewise, the indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). A continuation of current trends means that by 2030, millions of people will still be food insecure and undernourished, and millions of children will still be affected by malnutrition, leaving SDG 2 unmet