Council : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Topic : Food Security in Conflict Zone

Country : South Africa
Delegates : Muhammad Raihan Fasya & Najwa Farizah

The world Food Summit of 1996 defined food security as existing when all people have access to
sufficient,safe,nutritious food to meet their dietary needs for an active and healthy lifestyle at all
times. Food insecurity occurs when people’s access to food is minimally adequate and they have
trouble meeting their basic needs,while severe food insecurity occurs when there is a critical lack
of access to food. As food insecurity become severe,the quantity of food consumed decreases and
some meals are skipped. The most severe situation is characterized by feeling hungry because of
not being able to eat and even not eating for an entire day,due to lack of money and other
resources.

According to a report released by Statistics South Africa, Measuring Food Security. In south
Africa: applying the food security. Experience scale, almost 23,6 per cent of south of South
Africans in 2020 were affected by moderate to experienced severe food insecurity

South Africa has experienced food insecurity for a long time and we have made policies to
prevent food insecurity which has been applied in the national scope. Such as IFFS or the
integrated food security strategy,which have a vision alligned with the definition of food security
by the united nations food and agriculture organizations (FAO) itself.

To make food security become a reality,we offer some possible solutions to implement that is

a. Empower woman
b. Promote adult literacy
c. Provide resources directly
d. Look after the soil
e. Build and support smart partnership

In the future,we would like to recommended,other members of the united nations to hold hands
with each other and gather to briefly discuss the related issues well being fully committed to
build national policies on food security. South Africa would like to collaborate with the united
nations and its members to lead the world to a better future with no food insecurity
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