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Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett

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2021-03-11
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  1. “Accordingly, CARICOM urges that there be exceptions to trade/travel restrictions, border closures and quarantine orders, which may preclude persons suffering from food insecurity from accessing humanitarian aid. Furthermore, unimpeded access to the means of production must be maintained and agricultural workers at varying levels must be protected. In a similar vein, regard must be had to the impact of economic sanctions on countries living in food insecurity, which may serve only to compound the already dire circumstances that prevail in those countries. Ending hunger and achieving food security, as set out by Sustainable Development Goal 2 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, is achievable once there is the political will and collective action by all Member States to leave no one behind.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  2. “To that end, we urge the Secretariat and all Member States to closely monitor such situations and report those matters to the Security Council without delay.We call on all parties to armed conflicts to fully comply with their obligations under international law, including international human rights law, as applicable, and international humanitarian law, in particular their obligations under the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Noting that 183 million people were at risk of slipping into acute food insecurity, CARICOM remains concerned about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on food security, especially its effect on the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children, refugees, the elderly and persons with disabilities.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  3. “The resolution also calls on all parties to armed conflict to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law with regard to respecting and protecting civilians and taking constant care to spare civilian objects, including objects necessary for food production and distribution. In order to eradicate food insecurity, the underlying causes of conflict must be addressed. In the interim, the Security Council should reinforce early-warning systems established by resolution 2417 (2018), which requires the Council to be briefed when the risk of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity in armed conflict contexts occurs and to take the appropriate action to ensure peace and food security, as well as physical security.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  4. “While weather extremes and economic shocks lead to the phenomenon, conflict remains the main driver of food insecurity. In fact, the nexus between food insecurity and conflict is well documented. Conflicts damage farming resources and infrastructure, thereby limiting the ability to produce and distribute food and causing loss of assets and incomes. Moreover, limiting access to food is constantly used as a weapon of war. This remains the case, notwithstanding resolution 2417 (2018), which evinces the link between armed conflict and violence and conflict-induced food insecurity and the threat of famine.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  5. “In fact, the 2020 report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World noted that, in 2019, more than 690 million people suffered from hunger, which is 60 million more than in 2014. When we look at acute food insecurity, the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises indicates that, in 2019, almost 135 million people, in 55 countries or territories, or 16 per cent of the total population analysed, were classified as living in acute food insecurity, which marks the highest number of acute food insecurity in four years. Unfortunately, these figures are expected to trend upwards with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with the Global Report projecting that the number will double to 270 million people living in acute food insecurity.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  6. “Revision in the light of the new data, which results in a parallel downward shift of the entire global prevalence of undernourishment series, confirms the conclusion of past editions of this report, namely, that the number of people affected by hunger in the world continues to increase slowly. This trend started in 2014 and has extended through 2019. There are nearly 60 million more undernourished people now than there were in 2014, when the prevalence was 8.6 per cent, which is an increase of 10 million people between 2018 and 2019. Despite the progress achieved in recent years, the previous steady decline in food insecurity has ended; food insecurity is now on the rise.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

  7. “I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Security Council for convening today’s important high-level open debate on conflict and food security. We also wish to thank the briefers for their sobering briefings, which depict a very worrying future if urgent action is not taken. Additional evidence and several important data updates, including a revision of the entire prevalence of undernourishment series for China from 2000, show that almost 690 million people in the world — 8.9 per cent of the world population — are estimated to have been undernourished in 2019.”

    2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source