Rybakina wins, will face Jabeur in Wimbledon final | Loop Jamaica

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Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina celebrates after beating Romania’s Simona Halep in a women’s singles semifinal match on day 11 of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth).

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Elena Rybakina defeated 2019 champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 on Centre Court to set up a Wimbledon final against Ons Jabeur.

Both the 17th-seeded Rybakina and third-seeded Jabeur are first-time Grand Slam finalists.

Rybakina is the first Kazakhstan player to reach a major final. Jabeur is the first Arab woman to reach a major final and the first African woman to do so in the Open era.

The 23-year-old Rybakina is the youngest Wimbledon finalist since 2015 when Garbi?e Muguruza lost to Serena Williams.

Halep, the 2018 French Open champion, had reached the semifinals without dropping a set but was broken early in both sets.

The 30-year-old Romanian wasn’t able to defend her Wimbledon title last year — after the 2020 edition was canceled — because of a calf injury.

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Cops assured all efforts will be taken to ensure recent promotions not hindered by “sinister” actions

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Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus

Statement by Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus regarding the Recent Promotions within the Guyana Police Force

I have been approached by several newly promoted Officers and Ranks of the Guyana Police Force, some of their family members, relatives and friends, media personnel, and concerned citizens regarding the apparent impending legal challenges to the promotions released on July 3, 2022, by the current Police Service Commission and Administration of the Force.

In a democratic society, everyone alleging injustice is afforded equal access to the judicial organ of the State. It appears that a minuscule portion of the Guyanese society is offended by the historic and unprecedented gigantuous elevation of dedicated, diligent, and deserving men and women in uniform. These aspersions can be best described as dubious, mischievous, and disingenuous against the background of the comprehensive postulation of a well-balanced compendium of recommendations by Mr. Clifton Hicken, Acting Commissioner of Police to the current Police Service Commission.

Particularly, the recommendations focused on satisfying a large number of existing vacancies at all levels within the Organisation precipitated by the biased approach and obvious machination of the previous Police Service Commission. This led to the all-time low morale of members of the Force who were distressed about the seemingly infinite litigations concerning Police promotions.

The solution to such a phenomenon is precisely the momentous decision of the Police Service Commission and Commissioner of Police respectively on July 3, 2022, to announce Police promotions.

Hypothetically, should such litigation(s) materialise and be successful, the resultant consequence will invariably be the annulment of the promotions between the Assistant Commissioner to Inspector brackets which amounts to two hundred and fifty-five (255) members of the Force. This will reverberate to the recently promoted four hundred and fifty-five (455) junior ranks because approximately half of the vacancies for sergeants to Lance Corporals were created in the wake of senior promotions.

Hence, rescinding senior promotions would erase those vacancies with the unreasonable and excruciating reversal of those junior promotions. Importantly, the majority of those members who are beneficiaries of the July, 2022 promotions have families and/or dependents, rent, mortgages, medical and other commitments.

The impact of such an occurrence will inevitably shatter the morale of those affected Officers, Inspectors, and other Ranks. Moreover, it would abruptly snatch those affected members’ benefits by reducing their new payment packages and allowances. This would send shock waves across the security landscape of Guyana. This is because members of the Force would be demotivated which will translate into undesirable performance at all levels of the Organisation.

It is the candid view that any person(s) that undertake such an unnecessary and hazardous endeavour is certainly mischievous, void of consciousness, empathy for law enforcement officials, fellow citizens and lack any semblance of Nationhood. Moreover, members of the Force are cognizant of the minuscule portion of society that is pontificating and insinuating sinister intentions. Nevertheless, should such litigation materalise it would not succeed due to the lack of legal foundation, public policy considerations, and the negative implication for public security in Guyana.

The Guyana Police Officers’ Association categorically and unequivocally pledges to promptly make an application to join any such litigation to vigorously and adequately represent the interests of all Officers that were promoted on July 3, 2022.

Further, the Guyana Police Association has expressly indicated that it will pursue the same initiative for the junior members. Therefore, these two institutions act on behalf of more than five thousand members of the Guyana Police Force.

The hierarchy of the Force wishes to assure the seven hundred and ten (710) diligent and deserving members of the Force that all avenues will be explored to ensure the status quo of July 3, 2022, is not interfered with by any unscrupulous, unconscious and sinister minuscule portions of Guyanese society.

The administration of the Force urges all concerned to not be distracted by these mischievous tactics but rather to focus their attention and energies positively by continuing to perform law enforcement duties with diligence and poise. Further, be mindful of those individuals that are self-centred, conniving, and obviously enthusiastic to inflict unwarranted and unprecedented trauma to your best interests. I urge you to remain watchful and steadfast!

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Cayman Airways confirms new Los Angeles “game changing” route | Loop Cayman Islands

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Cayman Islands Minister of Tourism Kenneth Bryan has announced a new Cayman Airways (CAL) non stop service to Los Angeles LAX airport beginning November 5 and to be offered once a week, initially, which could be ramped up to three flights per week according to the airline. The service will be around 5 and a half hours from LAX to Owen Roberts Airport which cuts the travel time by at least half, as compared to the multiple connections that are currently required.

The service will depart LAX on Sunday mornings at 7am and arrive at GCM at 3:30pm local time. The departure from GCM will be at 3:45pm on Saturdays and arrive at LAX at 7pm local time.

Mr Bryan said in a Thursday press briefing that the new service would provide both tourism and business benefits and that it is a lucrative opportunity given the country’s ongoing gradual post-COVID tourism recovery. It would also diversify and expand Cayman’s tourism product.

Mr Bryan said that the new route “will be a game changer for our destination” allowing West Coast routes as well as Asia and Australia- a whole new segment of travelers- to have easier access to Cayman.

Cayman Airways will be the only Caribbean airline to provide direct access to LAX, one of the top five busiest airports in the world and is the entertainment hub of the United States, which will help to accelerate Cayman’s strategic relationships within the global film industry that are currently in process.

Fabian Whorms, President and Chief Executive Officer of CAL, spoke of the economic and job creation value of the new route, suggesting that it could very conservatively drive an estimated $16 million in economic impact to the Cayman Islands per year.

Mr Whorms indicated that this decision was part of the strategy for the airline to serve as an economic lever or accelerator for the Cayman Islands.

According to Mr Whorms, with CAL’s new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with 160 seats and its long range, environmentally friendly fuel efficiency, the airline has had the opportunity to become more strategic in its objectives and routes such as LAX were exactly what the airline had in mind when the aircraft was purchased. Distant locations that are under-served are on the prospects for CAL, according to Mr Whorms.

Mr Whorms advised that this will be the longest mission that a Cayman Airways fleet has ever taken. At this time, internet connectivity will not be provided but there will be online entertainment with an assortment of inflight content including videos and games and CAL is currently pursuing the inclusion of local content through the “Sir Turtle entertainment system.”

Loop Cayman previously announced, in a June 7 article, that on May 27 2022, CAL applied to the US Department Of Transportation for access to “one or more” West Coast airports. The application was made under the provisions of the 2020 US-UK Open Skies Agreement which serves as the basis of United States-United Kingdom air services relations.

The US-UK Open Skies Agreement, a bilateral “Open Skies” Air Transport Agreement, signed in November 2020, became necessary as a replacement for the US-EU Open Skies Agreement after the UK withdrew from the EU. It includes all the essential elements of Open Skies, such as unrestricted capacity and frequency, open routes, code-sharing opportunities, a liberal charter regime, and market-determined pricing. It also includes the UK’s overseas territories and crown dependencies under all of the terms of the agreement.

Prior to the US-UK Open Skies Agreement, overseas territories and crown dependencies were not included in the US-EU Agreement and were subject to the more restrictive Bermuda 2 agreement, widely regarded as an agreement that was contrary to the principle of open skies as per the continuing liberalization of the legal framework governing the air transport industry in various parts of the world.

Cayman Airways currently offers non-stop flights to Kingston, Havana, La Ceiba, Tampa, Miami, New York and Denver and boasts the Caribbean’s newest jet fleet, with the brand-new state-of-the-art Boeing 737-8 jet aircraft, which offers travelers extra inflight storage space, roomier cabins, more seats in Business Class, and over 30 per cent more seats overall than the airline’s previous jet fleet.

Mr Bryan referred to the new development as a proud moment for Cayman Airways.

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SCASPA Officially Welcomes Reconstituted Board of Directors

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Bird Rock, Basseterre, July 7, 2022 (SCASPA) — The St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) is pleased to officially announce and welcome the composition of the reconstituted SCASPA Board of Directors who have consented to serve on the Authority’s Board in accordance with section 4, a subsection of the St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) Act Cap 8.07, which provides for the appointment of members to the SCASPA Board. 

The new SCASPA Board of Directors is set to provide further diversity within the Authority with Gary DaSilva serving as Chairman of the Board and Charmaine Heyliger appointed with the duties of Director and Secretary to the Board. Other members of the newly formed Board are namely, Jermaine Lake, Natasha Daniel, Deeno Cumberbatch, Junior Serrant, Austin Julius and returning board member Orrin Hughes. 

The St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority abbreviated as SCASPA is a statutory corporation formed by the Government of St. Kitts & Nevis in 1993 uniting the Air and Sea Ports in St. Kitts. The Authority provides the gateway to St. Kitts, operating the Port Zante Cruise Ship Terminal, the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport, the Basseterre Deep Water (Cargo) Port and the Basseterre Ferry Terminal.

The Authority is managed by a Board of Directors and a Management Team. 

As facilitators of Trade and by extension – Tourism, SCASPA falls under the umbrella of the Ministry of Tourism, Transport and Ports and is assigned to the current minister responsible – Hon. Wendy Phipps. 

The Authority serves as great support for the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to create a powerful stimulus for International Trade, Tourism, and long-term economic expansion, ultimately boosting the Federation’s development.

The Management and Staff of the St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) congratulate the new 8-member board of professionals who are tasked with policy-making, providing strategic governance and oversight for the Authority in fulfilling its mandate. 

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Fully renovated Sandals Dunn’s River unveiled | Loop Jamaica

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Eager to extend a warm welcome home to the wholly reconceptualized and fully renovated Sandals Dunn’s River, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has announced that reservations are now open for arrivals beginning May 24, 2023.

Beloved by couples since its initial addition to the all-inclusive resort company’s portfolio in 1991, Sandals Dunn’s River will return as a brand new resort, reclaiming its edge as the pinnacle of Sandals luxury.

The all-new 260-room Sandals Dunn’s River is undergoing a thoughtful, top-to-bottom restoration – designed to embrace the essence of Jamaica, its curving rivers, lush forests, and majestic banyan trees – with amenities, accommodations and culinary concepts brought forward by the brand’s uncompromising quest for innovation.

“Today is marked with very special intention, as we accept reservations for Sandals Dunn’s River in honour of our founder and my late father, Gordon “Butch” Stewart’s birthday – just a small homage to him that we know will make him smile,” said Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman of SRI.

“This was an extraordinary project and the last I worked on with him as his final masterpiece. He handpicked this location more than three decades ago for its white-sand coastline, cool breeze, azure waters and its close proximity to the destination’s archetypical falls. It will not only serve to breathe new excitement into a corner of Jamaica loved and cherished by so many, but it will set a new standard of luxury for tourism right here in our backyard with a next-generation resort worthy of its nostalgic past.”

The Sandals chairman noted that his father Butch Stewart grew up in Ocho Rios and it was there that the late Sandals founder first saw the pure joy of the island on the faces of visitors.

“Here along Jamaica’s North Coast, he witnessed a blossoming tourism industry and became aware of how to please and serve a new Caribbean customer. Every touchpoint at the new Sandals Dunn’s River is designed to do that and more.”

Guests can get to know the other corners of Jamaica through the brand’s “Stay at One, Play at All Sandals” exchange programme and check out additional Sandals Resorts in the area with complimentary transfers between resorts in Ocho Rios. To enjoy even more time in paradise, travellers can land right in Ocho Rios with American Airlines’ brand-new service from Miami on flight AA4007 with faster and more convenient processing times, shorter lines, and private transfers before and after their vacation.

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JOA finances installation of lights at UWI-Usain Bolt Stadium | Loop Jamaica

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Responding to the call of coach Fitz Coleman for lights at the UWI-Usain Bolt Stadium on the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) delivered by financing the installation of lights.

For months the track was without lights, which disrupted training schedules of athletes aspiring to represent Jamaica on the regional and international stages.

“The JOA’s primary investment resides in our athletes and coaches,” said JOA president Christopher Samuda. “Our business strategies revolve around our athletes and coaches. Our inspiration comes from our athletes and coaches. The call was therefore compelling and we answered in earnest.”

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Change in Policy for Collection of ID Cards

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As part of ongoing efforts to encourage newly registered voters to collect their Voter’s ID Cards, the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) has initiated a change in the policy for this process.

At its most recent meeting on Wednesday, the seven-member body decided that a person can now use any form of Government issued identification to collect their Voter ID Card, where the Registration Certificate (receipt) is unavailable.

In this regard, the practice of visiting the Head Office on Queen Elizabeth Highway, to collect a copy of the mentioned certificate is officially discontinued.

All Registration Units have been notified of this change and will be guided accordingly.

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Mondesir Urges 24-Hour Police Patrols In Crime Hotspots – St. Lucia Times News

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Former National Security Minister, Dr. Keith Mondesir, asserting that police officers should stop driving around and pound the beat, has rejected claims of human resource constraints in urging twenty-four-hour police patrols in crime hotspots.

He said there’s a need for more boots on the ground.

“Look they just gave them any amount of vehicles. They’re driving too much in my opinion. Policemen are driving too much. They are all in vehicles all the time. So get them on the beat,” Mondesir told St Lucia Times.

“They have enough manpower in my opinion. We had less manpower a few years ago when I was Minister and we reduced the crime rate back to 35 percent in six months. It’s not the manpower. It’s not what you do but how you do it. So how you use these men in my opinion will give the result you’re looking for. You can put ten thousand soldiers and they’re not doing their job. They don’t have a plan they don’t have a guide,” the former Minister asserted.

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And while urging the round-the-clock police presence in crime hotspots, Mondesir advises that officers should also interact with community members.

“Community policing is key,” he declared.

“That is where they are going to get all the information. Scotland Yard is not getting information from the sky. They’re getting it from people. And the reward if you have informants has to be attractive and the police must have the skill to detect when the informant is misleading them,” Mondesir told St Lucia Times.

In this regard, he stated there should be ‘special judgement’ for officers who spill the beans on informants.

Mondesir also reiterated calls for severe penalties, especially for gun crime.

In addition, he spoke of the need for the police to work with schools in identifying vulnerable students who criminal gangs may recruit.

Nevertheless, he acknowledged that such initiatives would not wipe out crime completely.

However, the former National Security Minister explained that they would reduce it.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally resigned as leader of the Conservative Party under heavy pressure from lawmakers in his own party. His resignation caps a remarkable political career filled with highs, lows and almost too many scandals to count.

He said he will stay in office until the Conservatives choose a new party leader, who will then take over as prime minister.

“Of course, it is painful not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects,” Johnson said in front of the door of No. 10 Downing St. in London, as loud crowds could be heard nearby. “But as we have seen at Westminster, the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves.”

This comes after dozens of officials, aides and members of his Cabinet quit his government, saying they could no longer serve under his leadership. Several former Cabinet ministers told him he should resign.

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An announcement will come next week about the timetable for choosing the new prime minister, Johnson said.

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UN Reports Records Global Hunger Spike In 2021 – St. Lucia Times News

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The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.

The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report presents updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including the latest estimates of the cost and affordability of a healthy diet.

The report also looks at ways in which governments can repurpose their current support to agriculture to reduce the cost of healthy diets, mindful of the limited public resources available in many parts of the world.

The report was jointly published today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

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The numbers paint a grim picture:

As many as 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021 – 46 million people more from a year earlier and 150 million more from 2019.
After remaining relatively unchanged since 2015, the proportion of people affected by hunger jumped in 2020 and continued to rise in 2021, to 9.8 percent of the world population. This compares with 8 percent in 2019 and 9.3 percent in 2020.
Around 2.3 billion people in the world (29.3 percent) were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021 – 350 million more compared to before the outbreak of the COVID‑19 pandemic. Nearly 924 million people (11.7 percent of the global population) faced food insecurity at severe levels, an increase of 207 million in two years.
The gender gap in food insecurity continued to rise in 2021 – 31.9 percent of women in the world were moderately or severely food insecure, compared to 27.6 percent of men – a gap of more than 4 percentage points, compared with 3 percentage points in 2020.
Almost 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2020, up 112 million from 2019, reflecting the effects of inflation in consumer food prices stemming from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to contain it.
An estimated 45 million children under the age of five were suffering from wasting, the deadliest form of malnutrition, which increases children’s risk of death by up to 12 times. Furthermore, 149 million children under the age of five had stunted growth and development due to a chronic lack of essential nutrients in their diets, while 39 million were overweight.
Progress is being made on exclusive breastfeeding, with nearly 44 percent of infants under six months of age being exclusively breastfed worldwide in 2020. This is still short of the 50 percent target by 2030. Of great concern, two in three children are not fed the minimum diverse diet they need to grow and develop to their full potential.
Looking forward, projections are that nearly 670 million people (8 percent of the world population) will still be facing hunger in 2030 – even if a global economic recovery is taken into consideration. This is a similar number to 2015, when the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition by the end of this decade was launched under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

As this report is being published, the ongoing war in Ukraine, involving two of the biggest global producers of staple cereals, oilseeds and fertilizer, is disrupting international supply chains and pushing up the prices of grain, fertilizer, energy, as well as ready-to-use therapeutic food for children with severe malnutrition.

This comes as supply chains are already being adversely affected by increasingly frequent extreme climate events, especially in low-income countries, and has potentially sobering implications for global food security and nutrition.

“This report repeatedly highlights the intensification of these major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition: conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks, combined with growing inequalities,” the heads of the five UN agencies (2) wrote in this year’s Foreword. “The issue at stake is not whether adversities will continue to occur or not, but how we must take bolder action to build resilience against future shocks.”

Repurposing agricultural policies

The report notes as striking that worldwide support for the food and agricultural sector averaged almost USD 630 billion a year between 2013 and 2018. The lion share of it goes to individual farmers, through trade and market policies and fiscal subsidies.

However, not only is much of this support market-distorting, but it is not reaching many farmers, hurts the environment and does not promote the production of nutritious foods that make up a healthy diet.

That’s in part because subsidies often target the production of staple foods, dairy and other animal source foods, especially in high- and upper-middle-income countries. Rice, sugar and meats of various types are most incentivized food items worldwide, while fruits and vegetables are relatively less supported, particularly in some low-income countries.

With the threats of a global recession looming, and the implications this has on public revenues and expenditures, a way to support economic recovery involves the repurposing of food and agricultural support to target nutritious foods where per capita consumption does not yet match the recommended levels for healthy diets.

The evidence suggests that if governments repurpose the resources they are using to incentivize the production, supply and consumption of nutritious foods, they will contribute to making healthy diets less costly, more affordable and equitably for all.

Finally, the report also points out that governments could do more to reduce trade barriers for nutritious foods, such as fruits, vegetables and pulses.

(1) It is estimated that between 702 and 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021. The estimate is presented as a range to reflect the added uncertainty in data collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions. The increases are measured with reference to the middle of the projected range (768 million).

(2) For FAO – QU Dongyu, Director-General; for IFAD – Gilbert F. Houngbo, President; for UNICEF – Catherine Russell, Executive Director; for WFP – David Beasley, Executive Director; for WHO – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General.

What they said

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu: “Low-income countries, where agriculture is key to the economy, jobs and rural livelihoods, have little public resources to repurpose. FAO is committed to continue working together with these countries to explore opportunities for increasing the provision of public services for all actors across agrifood systems.”

IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo: “These are depressing figures for humanity. We continue to move away from our goal of ending hunger by 2030. The ripple effects of the global food crisis will most likely worsen the outcome again next year. We need a more intense approach to end hunger and IFAD stands ready to do its part by scaling up its operations and impact. We look forward to having everyone’s support.”

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell: “The unprecedented scale of the malnutrition crisis demands an unprecedented response. We must double our efforts to ensure that the most vulnerable children have access to nutritious, safe, and affordable diets — and services for the early prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition. With so many children’s lives and futures at stake, this is the time to step up our ambition for child nutrition – and we have no time to waste.”

WFP Executive Director David Beasley: “There is a real danger these numbers will climb even higher in the months ahead. The global price spikes in food, fuel and fertilizers that we are seeing as a result of the crisis in Ukraine threaten to push countries around the world into famine. The result will be global destabilization, starvation, and mass migration on an unprecedented scale. We have to act today to avert this looming catastrophe.”

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: “Every year, 11 million people die due to unhealthy diets. Rising food prices mean this will only get worse.  WHO supports countries’ efforts to improve food systems through taxing unhealthy foods and subsidising healthy options, protecting children from harmful marketing, and ensuring clear nutrition labels. We must work together to achieve the 2030 global nutrition targets, to fight hunger and malnutrition, and to ensure that food is a source of health for all.”

Glossary

Acute food insecurity: food insecurity found in a specified area at a specific point in time and of a severity that threatens lives or livelihoods, or both, regardless of the causes, context or duration. Has relevance in providing strategic guidance to actions that focus on short-term objectives to prevent, mitigate or decrease severe food insecurity. 

Hunger: an uncomfortable or painful sensation caused by insufficient energy from diet. Food deprivation. In this report, the term hunger is synonymous with chronic undernourishment and is measured by the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU). 

Malnutrition: an abnormal physiological condition caused by inadequate, unbalanced or excessive intake of macronutrients and/or micronutrients. Malnutrition includes undernutrition (child stunting and wasting, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies) as well as overweight and obesity. 

Moderate food insecurity: a level of severity of food insecurity at which people face uncertainties about their ability to obtain food and have been forced to reduce, at times during the year, the quality and/or quantity of food they consume due to lack of money or other resources. It refers to a lack of consistent access to food, which diminishes dietary quality and disrupts normal eating patterns. Measured based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale. 

Severe food insecurity: a level of severity of food insecurity at which, at some time during the year, people have run out of food, experienced hunger and at the most extreme, gone without food for a day or more. Measured based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale. 

Undernourishment: a condition in which an individual’s habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the amount of dietary energy required to maintain a normal, active, healthy life. The prevalence of undernourishment is used to measure hunger (SDG indicator 2.1.1).

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