Target 2.5: Although 71% of local livestock breeds with a known status are at risk of extinction, progress has been made in ex-situ cryopreservation: Between 19, the number of local and transboundary breeds for which sufficient material is available increased from 57 to 287 (out of 7688 local breeds) and from 31 to 175 (out of 1115 transboundary breeds), respectively.

And low and lower-middle income economies bear the greatest burden of stunting, wasting, low birth weight and anaemia. Further, the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age continues to be alarming, stagnant at around 30% since 2000. The global prevalence of overweight children has stagnated, and if current trends continue, the 2030 target will be missed by 17.5 million children. Overweight affected 37.0 million children under age 5 (or 5.6%) and wasting affected 45 million (or 6.8%) in 2022.

Target 2.2: Globally in 2022, an estimated 22.3% of children under age 5 (148 million) were affected by stunting, down from 24.6% in 2015.

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine is yet another threat to food security.

The most worrisome increases were seen in sub-Saharan Africa. This represents an increase of almost 350 million people since the beginning of the pandemic. In addition, nearly 1 in 3 (2.3 billion people) were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021. Target 2.1: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already deteriorating food security situation, with about 150 million more people facing hunger in 2021 than in 2019.To achieve zero hunger by 2030, immediate and intensified efforts are required to transform food systems, ensure food security and invest in sustainable agricultural practices. Despite global efforts, too many children continue suffering from malnutrition and the current annual rate of reduction in stunting must increase by 2.2 times to meet the global target. Projections show that by 2030, approximately 670 million people will still be facing hunger – 8% of the world’s population, the same as in 2015. In 2015, 589 million people were experiencing hunger, and by 2021, that number had risen to 768 million.

The number of people facing hunger and food insecurity has been on the rise since 2015, with the pandemic, conflict climate change and growing inequalities exacerbating the situation.

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