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Sustainable Solutions to Addressing World Hunger

Principles for Advancing Global Food Security

• Comprehensively address the underlying causes of hunger and under-nutrition
• Invest in country-led plans
• Strengthen strategic coordination
• Leverage the benefits of multilateral institutions
• Make sustained and accountable commitments

U.S. Commitment The U.S. is committed to working as part of a collaborative global effort centered around country-led processes to improve food security.

The US is working with stakeholders to advance action that addresses the needs of small scale farmers and agri-businesses, and harnesses the power of women to drive economic growth.

The US will increase our investment in agriculture development while maintaining our support for humanitarian food assistance. It will work with other governments, multinational institutions, NGOs, private companies, and the poor themselves to:

Reduce hunger sustainably
Raise the incomes of the rural poor
Reduce the number of children suffering from under-nutrition

To achieve these goals, the US plans:

• Advance sustainable agricultural-led growth through increased investment across the entire agricultural production and market chain, strengthen post-harvest infrastructure, and protect the natural resource base.
• Reduce under-nutrition by increasing access to diverse and quality foods, and strenghthening prevention, identification and treatment.
• Increase the impact of humanitarian food assistance by strengthening government capacity to mitigate hunger crises and improving local and regional procurement.

Supporting Country Leadership

Country-led plans enable countries to identify their own solutions, increase the sustainability of investments, and strengthen local, regional and global coordination.

Benefiting from Multilateral Institutions

Multilateral institutions leverage greater global resources and complement bilateral assistance. The U.S. will invest in and encourage contributions to multilateral institutions.

Holding Ourselves Accountable

To increase transparency, we will establish public systems that inform the global community about our investments and their impact. Donors and other stakeholders must ensure their investments reach the poor and increase their efforts to eradicate the debilitating virus of corruption.

The Way Forward

The challenge of reducing global hunger and building sustained rural economic growth cannot be accomplished alone. Our actions and those of others must be sustained, transparent, measurable and inclusive.

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