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  1. “If we are to make good on our collective promise to end hunger by 2030, we must work together. We have a shared global responsibility. Let us hold offenders accountable. I have hope for success.”

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

  2. “Greater efforts are therefore needed on all fronts to address the interconnecting challenges of conflict, climate change and food insecurity. We are of the view that all parties to conflict, and those with influence over them, should heed our collective call for a global ceasefire; global action must S/2021/250 S/2021/250 be accelerated to keep temperature rise below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels; emissions must be reduced and financial commitments towards adaptation measures upheld; and major donors, including the international financial institutions, should scale up the assistance offered to developing and conflict-affected countries, including by expanding debt relief and concessional funding. In conclusion, we underscore the need for inclusive multilateral solutions to advance the sustainable development agenda.”

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

  3. “Our farmers and fisherfolk remain crucial stakeholders in these efforts, and we will do what we must to support them as they continue to support us. In this regard, we reiterate our calls for urgent, concerted and decisive action to tackle climate change, which is inextricably linked to food insecurity. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations must continue to play a critical role. While we agree that conflict is a primary driver of hunger in some contexts, extreme weather events, including floods and droughts, also undermine agricultural productivity and create food insecurity. The continued suffering of our brothers and sisters in Haiti, one of the most food insecure countries in the world, is a painful reminder of the interlinkages between natural disasters, political and economic stability and acute hunger.”

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

  4. “The Security Council must also work more closely with the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council to foster developmental solutions that meet the basic needs of people in conflict settings. The Peacebuilding Commission, with its strategic advisory capacities and its convening platform, is also useful in consolidating our efforts across the peace and security-humanitarian-development nexus. We must leverage these capacities more often. For our part, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has accelerated its efforts to provide food security throughout its nation and across its region. Even though we have been tried and tested by this pandemic, we have ensured that life, living and production continue and that we can feed ourselves and our neighbours. We are the breadbasket of the southern Caribbean.”

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

  5. “For vulnerable and conflict-affected communities, including refugees, internally displaced persons and those made stateless as a result of political, socioeconomic and environmental forces beyond their control, addressing hunger is more than a moral imperative; it is an existential concern. This challenge brings into sharper focus the need for a comprehensive and coordinated whole-of-system approach to address the root and proximate causes of fragility and insecurity. The Security Council, as the primary body tasked with maintaining international peace and security, must spare no effort in its attempts to protect the most vulnerable, including by facilitating full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to those in need.”

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

  6. “Let me begin by conveying, on behalf of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, our appreciation to the United States of America for convening this timely discussion. We also thank our briefers for their insightful, but very sobering, remarks. The fight against hunger remains one of the international community’s most noble yet difficult endeavours. Decades of progress in the quest for global food security are being erased in the face of the worst global pandemic in over a century. We have to grapple with rampant climate change and ecological destruction, protracted conflicts and other acute challenges, such as the desert locust infestation. We can and we must do better to ensure that everyone everywhere has access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food.”

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