Chaired by France, the G20 will meet this year on November 3-4 in Cannes. To help frame the discussions at this meeting, international NGOs have compiled seven recommendations based on their expertise on the ground promoting food security and nutrition: feeding20.

How can the G20 end hunger? Before the G20 Development working group meeting, several major international aid organizations gathered in the FeedinG20 coalition on 15 October to make seven propositions, addressed to G20 leaders, which should contribute to the fight against malnutrition and hunger.

Will the G20 leaders take them into account? At a time of food crisis in the Horn of Africa, will they make the strong decisions required to eliminate hunger? To find out more about these propositions, go to www.feedinG20.org

The FeedinG20 coalition urges the G20 leaders to:

1. Commit to multi-sectoral action by ensuring that food security, agriculture and development policies are nutrition-sensitive, inclusive of nutrition-specific interventions and accountable for improved nutrition outcomes for women and children.
2. Fulfil current funding pledges, particularly the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI) and increase public investments in small-scale, sustainable and resilient agriculture, particularly by investing in women farmers and through food and nutrition security actions.
3. Take relevant actions to guarantee transparent regulation of food prices and price volatility by regulating food markets.
4. Support the implementation of a cost-effective system of food reserves, at community, national and regional levels.
5. Prioritise the scaling-up of social protection programmes, particularly of safety net programmes to support individuals and female-headed households most vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity.
6. Build the resilience of those most affected by climate change by supporting adaptation actions that tackle the impacts it has on food and nutrition security and accelerate progress on climate change mitigation measures.
7. Fully support the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and promote an expanded mandate of the Rapid Response Forum to issue global alerts on high food prices and promote action for effective response.

ACTED joined FeedinG20. Join us and many others at

www.feedinG20.org

The full declaration was made by

Action against Hunger, CARE, Helen Keller International, Oxfam and World Vision

In the 21st century, one sixth of humanity is still suffering from hunger. This is unacceptable. It is also unacceptable that the number of malnourished people in the world has risen since the first G20 meeting. The G20 has the power, capacity and responsibility to make the strong decisions required to eliminate hunger and malnutrition. Will they take action, or will they only save the financial system?

The coalitions calls upon other aid and development organizations throughout the world to support their demands until the Cannes summit, by joining them at

www.feedinG20.org