The African Union has declared 2022 the year of Food Security and Nutrition. While Africa has increased food security and nutrition under the framework of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), challenges related to hunger, food insecurity, and nutrition persist. International and regional conflicts, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need for a continent-wide approach to mitigating problems of food insecurity and malnutrition. This event will consider key issues, challenges, and opportunities related to Food Security and Nutrition on the African continent. African Union Commission leaders will assess CAADP progress and identify priorities going forward. U.S. interagency representatives will highlight areas for enhancing U.S.-AU cooperation, including U.S. Government support for key strategies. This event will engage policymakers and experts from Africa and the United States in a discussion of ways to strengthen U.S.-AU engagement on the critical issues of Food Security and Nutrition in the current complex and changing global context.
