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The Global Report on Food Crises 2020 - New report looks at food crises in the time of COVID-19

2020 edition of the Global Report on Food Crises released on 21 April describes the scale of acute hunger as implications of COVID-19 pandemic for food security begin to be felt

Country Various Countries - see shotlist

Duration 4m19s

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Video Type Video News Release (VNR)

Date 04/20/2020 9:10 PM

File size 623.98 MB

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Shotlist LOCATIONS: Various – see shotlist

DATE: Various – see shotlist

SOUND: Natural / English

LENGTH: 4’20”

SOURCE: FAO

ACCESS: ALL

Somalia - May 2016

1. Wide shots of dry land

2. Detail of dead cattle

Lubao, Pampanga Province, Philippines - November 2017

3. Various damage by typhoon

Haiti – 2016

4. Tracking shot of aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

Rome, Italy – 15 April 2020

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Burgeon, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO: “This year’s report, 2020 report, basically tells us that even before Covid-19 at the beginning of 2020, we already have a very large number of people in severe acute food insecurity - actually the largest ever number of people in severe acute food insecurity since we have the first edition of report in 2017.”

Turkey – 2017

6. Trainees packaging citrus, Mersin

7. Trainees harvesting apples, Gaziantep

8. Aerial shot of refugee camp, Şanlıurfa Turkey

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – March 2018

9. Various of Rohingya people in refugee camp

Rome, Italy – 15 April 2020

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Burgeon, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO, “ We are extremely worried about the displaced people, the IDP ( Internally Displaced People), the refugees that are also very impacted and then we are also very concerned by the fact that COVID-19 could create the condition [audio in background] for social and political unrest in some of these context.

Kasai region, Democratic Republic of Congo – 2017

11. Various of Internally Displaced people including women and children gathering in front of house

12. Internally Displaced people working in field with seeds and tools provided by FAO

Rome, Italy – 15 April 2020

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Burgeon, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO, “ It is important to stress that these 135 million people are already in situation of food crises are already weaken, they are very fragile health, and it’s clear that these people will be further affected by the impact ( of COVID-19) and therefore they need out continue support.”

Samburn County – Mwingi -Kenya 21 Jan 2020

14. Various of locust swamp flying

15. Close of desert locust

South Sudan - January 2017

16. Various fishermen fishing using kits provided by FAO

Rome, Italy – 15 April 2020

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Burgeon, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO, “First we think we should continue to scale-up and expand near-real time monitoring of the food security situation, we have to have a clear picture of what impacts of what COVID-19 is so that we can trigger really early action. The second one we need to preserve critical humanitarian food, livelihood and nutrition assistance to vulnerable people, this is absolutely critical. Social protection is another area where we need to work. “

Chiquimula Municipality, Guatemala – 15 June 2018

18. Various children having meals in school

Rome, Italy – 15 April 2020

19. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Burgeon, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO, “ In the meantime, we need to make sure in terms of access to food that the food produce continues to flow to market, we need to make sure food processing continues, transport and access to local market is secure, and this include advocating for trade corridor to basically remain open.”

Armenia- 2019

20. Various of children eating in school

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Script A new report says that at the close of 2019, over 135 million people in 55 countries and territories faced acute food insecurity and required urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods assistance.

The 2020 edition of annual report, the Global Report on Food Crises, published by the Global Network against Food Crises, also provides an analysis of the drivers that are contributing to food crises across the globe, and examines how the COVID-19 pandemic might contribute to their perpetuation or deterioration.

The report also says an additional 183 million people were in stressed food security conditions, at high risk of sliding into acute food insecurity if confronted by additional shocks – which is particularly worrisome in light of the anticipated evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, 17 million children world-wide suffered from wasting due to acute malnutrition, and as many as 75 million had stunted growth due to chronic malnutrition.

Acute food insecurity is the most extreme end of the hunger spectrum (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification 3 or worse). This means people are unable to feed their families and could be forced to either sell off household assets for cash, or rely on external assistance, to survive.

Countries in food crises are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts. People in food crises are already weak from hunger. Their health is compromised and are less able to fend off the virus. They are also less well-equipped to cope with shocks the pandemic will inflict on food systems.

“ It is important to stress that these 135 million people are already in situation of food crises are already weaken, they are very fragile health, and it’s clear that these people will be further affected by the impact ( of COVID-19) and therefore they need out continue support,” said Dominique Burgeon, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division, FAO.

The majority in acute food insecurity, 73 million, were in Africa. 43 million were in the Middle East and Asia, and 18.5 million were in Latin America.

Conflict and insecurity were the main drivers in 22 countries, accounting for more than 77 million people acutely food insecure and in need of urgent assistance.

Weather extremes pushed 34 million people into situations of acute food insecurity in 25 countries while economic shocks primarily affected 24 million people across 8 countries in 2019.

Most countries referenced in the Global Report lack the means to provide large-scale life-saving humanitarian activities in response to the pandemic while simultaneously acting to protect and support their citizens' ability to maintain their livelihoods and earn an income.

People in food crises need a range of urgent help, from lifesaving humanitarian assistance to life-sustaining livelihoods support.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN ( FAO) and the partners of the Global Network against Food Crises have pledged firm commitment to continue to help the millions of vulnerable people around the world who already face acute food insecurity and malnutrition, which threatens both their lives and livelihoods and respond to the threat of COVID-19.

To prevent food crises from worsening, government, humanitarian and development agencies need up-to- date information on the impacts of the outbreak on food security and livelihoods.

“First we think we should continue to scale-up and expand near-real time monitoring of the food security situation, we have to have a clear picture of what impacts of what COVID-19 is so that we can trigger really early action. The second one we need to preserve critical humanitarian food, livelihood and nutrition assistance to vulnerable people, this is absolutely critical. Social protection is another area where we need to work,” said Dominique Burgeon, Director of the Emergencies and Rehabilitation Division.

It is also crucial to keep the food supply chain alive in these times of crisis.

“ In the meantime, we need to make sure in terms of access to food that the food produce continues to flow to market, we need to make sure food processing continues, transport and access to local market is secure, and this include advocating for trade corridor to basically remain open,” added Dominique.

Launched in 2016 by the EU, FAO and WFP, the Global Network against Food Crises is an alliance of 15 organizations working to promote more efficient use of humanitarian resources to tackle the root causes of food crises.

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