The document summarizes the 2010 Global Hunger Index which measures and ranks countries on indicators related to hunger. It finds that child undernutrition contributes nearly half of the global hunger score and recommends targeting nutrition interventions during the critical 1000 day period from pregnancy to age 2. Countries need to accelerate progress on child nutrition to improve their hunger index rankings.

1. African Proverb The hunger of one… is the shame of all.

2. 2010 Global Hunger Index October 2010

4. To help learnfrom successes and failures in hunger reduction

5. To provide incentives to act and improve international ranking

6. To focus on one major hunger-related topic every yearTargeted to policymakers, donors, media, public

8. Other sectors use it successfully too.

9. It gets public and professional attention.

11. Child underweight

13. How up-to-date are the data?

14. GHI ranks regions by hunger prevalence(lowest to highest) 2010 Latin America and the Caribbean Near East and North Africa Southeast Asia Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia

15. Regional performance and progress

16. Country performance by severity Alarming or extremely alarming levels of hunger in 29 countries

17. Country progress since 1990

18. Winners and losers from 1990 GHI to 2010 GHI Countries with both GHI 1990 and GHI 2010 less than five are excluded

19. Gross national income and the Global Hunger Index in countries of South and Southeast Asia

20. Fighting the crisis of early childhood undernutrition Child underweight contributes nearly half of the points (7.4 of 15.1) to the world GHI score. South Asia: Child underweight accounts for > half the score. Sub-Saharan Africa: Child underweight has improved very slightly from 1990 to 2010 (from 27 to 24 percent). Countries need to accelerate progress in improving child nutrition in order to improve their GHI scores.

22. The perilous 1,000 days -9 to 24 mo Weight-for-height Weight-for-age Height-for-age

23. Height-for-age by region Europe & Central Asia Latin America & the Caribbean North Africa & the Near East Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia

24. Determinants of child undernutrition and interventions to address them

25. Policy recommendations Target nutrition interventions to the window of opportunity. Tackle the underlying conditions that cause undernutrition. Fostergender equity. Prioritize nutrition in political and policy processes. Engage, empower, and ensure sustained support for local actors in the area of nutrition.

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