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Proposed goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture LRGs, in many countries, play a role in ending hunger, particularly through food security and nutrition programmes. Food security has a territorial dimension. Regional governments in many countries are currently developing specific policies to guarantee production, storage, distribution chains, market stability and access to food to the most vulnerable. Local markets are also commonly the responsibility of LRGs and play a key role in: access to distribution chains to local producers; and access to food for the poor. Meanwhile, local governments manage, in different contexts, operational plans and budgets to support nutrition, prevent undernourishment and mobilize citizens through awareness raising campaigns. Especially relevant are initiatives that focus on children through specific programmes in schools (universal access to at least one nutritious meal at school for children in pre-school and school ages), pregnant and lactating women. The set of indicators that we are proposing are addressed at local level, like those proposed by the World Health Organisation in target 2.2, and localized through urban/rural disaggregation. Target 2.1. by 2030 end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round (a) Dimensions that could be measured: - Ensuring food security through adequate production and consumption chains - Ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food among poor and vulnerable people including infants (b) Proposed indicators: Proposed indicators 1. Access to drying, storage, and processing facilities
Possible alternative indicators
Comments (Linkages, disaggregation and sources) Linkages: Goal 1. Disaggregation by: To be determined. Sources: Proposed by UNSDSN (2014). This indicators needs to be developed as it is currently unavailable. Linkages: Goal 1; Goal 8 Disaggregation by: urban / rural Sources: MDG Indicator; FAO (Food security) http://faostat3.fao.org/browse/D/FS/E. Disaggregation available here: http://faostat3.fao.org/download/D/HS/E
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Percentage of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption in urban and rural areas
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Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years old.
Linkages: Goal 1; Goal 2.2 Disaggregation by: urban / rural Sources: DHS/MICS compiled by UNICEF: http://data.unicef.org/nutrition/malnutrition
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Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 years of age
Linkages: Goal 1; Goal 2.2 Disaggregation by: urban / rural Sources: DHS/MICS compiled by UNICEF: http://data.unicef.org/nutrition/malnutrition
Comments: Food security has a growing presence in regional and local government policies.