Aid organizations are warning that a global food security summit hosted by the United Kingdom this month will fail without new commitments to finance better nutrition and unless global south groups are given a bigger role.
Many groups raised the alarm over the agenda for the London event, which takes place on Nov. 20 and sets out to “showcase” U.K. technology — potentially sidelining key issues, such as early action to stamp out hunger, fair trade, and local control of food systems.
The U.K. government has warned that no new financial commitments will be made — in contrast to London’s landmark Nutrition for Growth Summit in 2013, which secured £2.7 billion (then $4.15 billion) for nutrition-specific projects and sparked the United Nations ‘Decade of Action on Nutrition.’
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Rob Merrick
Rob Merrick is the U.K. Correspondent for Devex, covering FCDO and British aid. He reported on all the key events in British politics of the past 25 years from Westminster, including the financial crash, the Brexit fallout, the "Partygate" scandal, and the departures of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Rob has worked for The Independent and the Press Association and is a regular commentator on TV and radio. He can be reached at rob.merrick@devex.com.
