Advancing parliamentary action for gender equality and investment in agrifood systems
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The number of people affected by conflicts, ecosystem-degradation, hunger and malnutrition increased considerably in 2020, disproportionally affecting women and other vulnerable groups – threatening their lives and livelihoods. As recognized at the United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021, in order to build back better in times of global crises, it is critical to design sound gender-responsive, transparent and stable policies, and to create legal frameworks and incentives which are essential to enhancing responsible investment in agriculture and food systems.
Through their legislative, advisory, budgetary and oversight responsibilities, parliamentarians hold a strategic position to inform political programmes which foster more inclusive and equitable investments in agriculture and food systems. Furthermore, joint initiatives like the Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition provide further opportunities to expand such political momentum.