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The FIVIMS Initiative
FIVIMS promotes better understanding of the characteristics and causes of food insecurity
Glossary: food insecurity
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A situation that exists when people lack secure  access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal  growth and development and an active and healthy life. It may be caused  by the unavailability of food, insufficient purchasing power,  inappropriate distribution, or inadequate use of food at the household  level. Food insecurity, poor conditions of health and sanitation, and  inappropriate care and feeding practices are the major causes of poor  nutritional status. Food insecurity may be chronic, seasonal or  transitory. 
and vulnerability
Glossary: vulnerability
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The presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished, including those factors that affect their ability to cope.
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At the World Food Summit of 1996, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) member states pledged their political will to an effort to eradicate hunger in all countries and to achieve food security
Glossary: food security
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A situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
for all.

The target is to reduce the number of undernourished people by one half (400 million) by 2015 (more)

This goal was reconfirmed in 2000 at the UN Millennium Summit which integrates the eradication of poverty as well and the indicator 1.9 of the Millennium Development Goal
Glossary: Millennium Development Goal
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The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that 189 United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. The Millennium Development Goals derive from earlier "international development goals", and were officially established at the Millennium Summit in 2000, where 189 world leaders adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, from which the eight-goal action plan, the "Millennium Development Goals", was particularly promoted. 
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To halve the prevalence of undernourishment
Glossary: undernourishment
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Food intake that is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously.
by 2015 (more)

FAO Statistics Division has developed standard statistical methodology and procedures for the assessment and monitoring progress in hunger reduction at the global, regional and country level through the following two main indicators:

- Prevalence of undernourishment or food deprivation and
- Number of undernourished people  (click here)

These two hunger indicators together with a suite of other indicators of food consumption provide food security information at the national and sub national levels useful for identifying and locating the food insecure population for more focused food policies.
 
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Resources

The FAO Hunger Map
The FAO Hunger Map
FAO estimates of undernourishment as a measure of hunger or food deprivation.
Food Security Statistics Module (FSSM)
Food Security Statistics Module (FSSM)
The FAO Statistics Division has developed the Food Security Statistics Module (FSSM)software to help National Statistical Organizations (NSO) to estimate food consumption and security statistics derived from food consumption data collected in National Household Surveys (NHS).
FAOSTAT database on Food Security
FAOSTAT database on Food Security
A site containing global statistical data related to food security statistics as well as reports and documents on the same subject.
Food Security Statistics by Country
Food Security Statistics by Country
This webpage displays selected food security statistics by country. These range from food consumption to food production and child nutritional status.
Food security related maps
Food security related maps
These are maps that display information on a wide range of food security aspects, from nutrition to trade to production and others.
Progress on hunger reduction by country
Progress on hunger reduction by country
This webpage provides the reader with selected data on trends in hunger reduction for the monitoring of the MDGs and the WFS targets.

Key Publications

The FAO Hunger Map
The FAO Hunger Map
FAO estimates of undernourishment as a measure of hunger or food deprivation.
FAOSTAT database on Food Security
FAOSTAT database on Food Security
A site containing global statistical data related to food security statistics as well as reports and documents on the same subject.

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Contacts

Ricardo Sibrian
Senior Statistician
(+39)0657052112
Fax: (+39)0657055615
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