3rd Report - The Government’s efforts to achieve SDG2: Zero Hunger

The government partially agrees, highlighting existing ODA programmes and trade agreement assessment frameworks that consider smallholder farmers. They do not believe a separate assessment is currently warranted but will consider it in 2026, subject to the Spending Review.

The government partially agrees, stating existing safeguarding frameworks and impact assessments already consider smallholder farmers. It will consider a further impact assessment in 2026, but does not deem a separate assessment warranted at this stage due to the ongoing Spending Review.

The government partially agrees, acknowledging the value of predictable programming and noting the FCDO's ODA budget will have greater certainty. However, final 2025/26 allocations are pending the Spending Review, though they commit to managing funding changes responsibly and informing partners.

The government partially agrees, stating it already has frameworks for assessing trade deals and ODA impact, and will consider further impact assessments in 2026, depending on the Spending Review.

The government states its commitment to maintaining leadership on food security and nutrition, citing the launch of the Global Compact on Nutrition Integration. However, it defers setting out a roadmap for future pledges until the Spending Review is finalised in 2025.

The government launched the Global Compact on Nutrition Integration to boost impact and leverage finance for nutrition across sectors. However, it was unable to make a funding commitment at the summit due to an ongoing Spending Review and will explore future pledges in 2025.

The government partially agrees, accepting the importance of predictable, long-term funding for nutrition commodities, local production, and partnership. They highlight existing significant contributions to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) and successful support for local RUTF production, but defer a decision on a specific £50 million pledge pending the Spending Review.

The government agrees in principle to a common, coordinated, whole-of-government approach to fighting hunger, with FCDO collaborating with other departments. However, it defers decisions on delivery frameworks for future work until the completion of the ongoing Spending Review.

The government agrees to prioritize SDG2 as a cross-cutting issue within FCDO, committing to developing a roadmap for its Global Nutrition Integration Compact in 2025. However, it defers action on making it a broader cross-government priority, citing capacity limits and the ongoing spending review.

The government agrees research must address interconnected factors impacting nutrition and food systems, highlighting its existing food systems approach and the Gilbert Initiative. The response does not, however, explicitly commit to providing new clear guidance for those commissioning research.