Thank you @EdwardMorelloWD, for leading this debate on Planned Reductions in Official Development Assistance in International Development.   The timing of cuts is terrible. They come as global need is rising, and many millions of children are suffering unimaginably from hunger.

In 2023, low- and middle-income countries spent over US$400 billion on debt repayments - more than on health and education. This fuels hunger and malnutrition. @UnitedAMH’s report Debt and Malnutrition: Ending the Doom Loop launches 12 November on uamh.uk. #DebtAndHunger

Malnutrition costs up to 10% of GDP in affected countries, draining economies and futures. Debt repayments are swallowing budgets that should feed children. Watch out for the UAMH report on how to break this doom loop to be published 12 November #DebtAndHunger

Well said @Lord_Collins Nutrition is foundational to the development of every human being’s body, brain & immunity. That makes nutrition foundational to economic development. To growth! To jobs! That’s why addressing malnutrition is required for real change. #ZeroHunger #WorldFoodDay

As our CEO @jonny_oates said in #WorldFoodDay's Starvation as a Weapon of War Debate, hunger & conflict are locked in a deadly cycle. Conflict causes food insecurity. Food insecurity causes instability. UK ODA investment in nutrition can help break this cycle #FoodSecurity

Thank you @lynbrownmp for tabling this important #WorldFoodDay debate.  Starvation is being used as a weapon of war. Children are innocent victims of this outrage & suffer terribly.  Malnutrition is the biggest killer of under 5s.  International Humanitarian Law must be upheld.

Thank you to all the nutrition champions at the party conferences.   Malnutrition is preventable & treatable. Yet it kills more than 2 million under 5s a year.   We need political commitment to stop this tragedy.   A hungry world isn't healthy or secure.   http://bit.ly/4mZzHY9

720 million people are going hungry. This #WorldFoodDay, hold up an #EmptyPlate and demand leaders take action.  Hunger is a political choice. Show your #EmptyPlates to tell leaders: we choose action. #HungryforAction This #WorldFoodDay: 📸 Empty plate. 🗣 Tag leaders. 🍽 Demand change.

Now more than ever, we must invest in resilience. The #G20 must show real leadership and follow through on commitments to end hunger and poverty, including implementing and financing the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. ✊ #HungryforAction #WorldFoodDay

Hunger is human-made. ️People starve not from a lack of food, but lack of action. Every empty plate is a failure of leadership, not a tragedy, but a choice. It’s time to end it. #HungryforAction #WorldFoodDay @HungryForAct

Hunger in the 21st century is a political choice. ❌ 720M people go to bed hungry while solutions exist. Leaders, who do you serve? We demand action to save lines NOW. #HungryforAction @HungryForAct

3 days until Hunger to Hypertension: Why Tackling Malnutrition is Key to Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases, our event with @THETlinks @Conservatives conference. Malnutrition in childhood is linked with chronic conditions in later life.   Our @RohYakobi will be speaking. #CP25

We need to talk about this! Malnutrition signals inequality. It stunts development & weakens immunity. From Grassroots to Global: Advancing Health Equity Together is @AFGHnetwork's event @UKLabour Conference. Our Expert Adviser @RohYakobi will be speaking. #GlobalHealth #SDG2 @WHO

Child stunting has dropped to 23.2% globally, showing that targeted nutrition interventions work.  Leaders can help protect the next generation by supporting policies that fund maternal health, improve diets and build resilient global food systems. #zerohunger

School meal programmes in Latin America have improved nutrition, school attendance and local economies.  The UK can support and expand such initiatives worldwide, helping children to thrive. MPs can drive this through aid commitments and international partnerships. #zerohunger

📢 3 days to go before The Geopolitical Implications of Hunger @LibDems conference, our event co-hosted with @WFP & @_LDID Panellists will explore evidence on the impact of aid cuts on hunger, implications for global security & how the UK should respond.   #FoodSecurity #LDConf

He should know.   As Former Head of the Army & top strategist, Lord Dannatt says, Defence, Diplomacy & Development are the 3 cores of UK influence around the world.   Governments have cut ODA. Conflict reflects that.   Nutrition is foundational to development. #InvestinNutrition

In 2024, 307 million people in Africa faced hunger.  This is a humanitarian crisis that demands attention. By keeping food security high on the UK’s foreign policy agenda, MPs can help mobilise resources and deliver change where it is needed most. #SDG2 #ZeroHunger

Food price inflation is making healthy diets harder to afford, particularly in the poorest countries.  MPs can help place affordable nutrition at the heart of policy by addressing trade barriers, boosting local production and ensuring fair global food markets.

Food insecurity is complex. It makes every situation worse. But the UK has world-leading scientists & researchers finding solutions. That is why we submitted evidence to the @CommonsSITC inquiry on Innovation and Global #FoodSecurity @JohnInnesCentre @Rothamsted @susfoodshef

In Africa over 20% of the population is hungry, that's 307 million people. It is a perpetual crisis if leaders don’t act now. Passed from mother to child, malnutrition damages physical & mental growth. Nutrition must be an international development priority. #InvestInNutrition

We believe that access to good nutrition is a right that should be enjoyed by all around the world, and a vital prerequisite to achieving wider development goals. That is why we submitted evidence to the @CommonsIDC inquiry into the UK’s Development Partnership with Nigeria.

In 2015, the world committed to ending hunger by 2030. Today, time is running out & we are dangerously far off track. Ending hunger is possible, but it requires urgent action, bold leadership & sustained investment in nutrition & food systems. #InvestinNutrition #SDG2

UAMH is delighted to welcome Yasmin Mahboubi as our newest member of staff. Yasmin is our new Head of Advocacy and Policy, covering for Amy Smith while she is on maternity leave. She joins us from Oxfam GB where she was Head of UK Government Relations.

More than 2.8 billion people, around one-third of the global population, could not afford a healthy diet in 2022. In low-income countries, this affected 71.5% of people, compared with just 6.3% in high-income countries. A stark example of global nutritional inequality. #FoodSecurity #SOFI

Hunger is unequal: in every region, women and girls are more impacted by hunger and malnutrition than men. Gender sensitive policies and programmes must be scaled up and resourced. Hunger is human-made and so are the solutions. The time to act is NOW. #SOFI2025 #HungryforAction

📈 Hunger is surging in parts of Africa, while other regions make progress. 🚨 African leaders must act now—fully implement the #CAADP Strategy 2026-2035 to transform food systems and end hunger. ⏳ The future of millions is at stake. #SOFI2025 #HungryforAction

Rural communities – the backbones of our food systems – are going hungry. 32% of rural people are food insecure, compared to 23.9% in urban areas. 📢 Urgent, rural-focused action is needed to save lives, build resilience & secure the future. #SOFI2025 #HungryforAction

🚨 As many as 720 million people faced hunger in 2024. With less than 5 years to meet #SDG2, the latest #UN report is a wake-up call: 🌍 We need bold, united action—now—to end hunger and build resilient food systems. There’s no time to waste. #SOFI2025 #HungryforAction

The cost of a healthy diet is climbing, driven by rising food prices in 2023-24. 2.6 bln people can't afford a healthy diet. This is a crisis🚨 It's time to fix food systems to work for everyone, everywhere. #SOFI2025 #HungryforAction

Food is wielded as a weapon of war, says @monicabeharding In Sudan, fighters blocking aid have caused famine. @UnitedAMH contributed to the @CommonsIDC’s Inquiry on International Humanitarian Law. The UK should work with partners to impose sanctions on parties breaking IHL.

Imagine if…@AnnelieseDodds tells MPs. Everyone in London, the Southeast & the West Midlands faced acute hunger. Or all of Australia. Everyone in Glasgow, Bristol, or Cardiff was living in famine. Imagine entering those places. That is the extent of the catastrophe in Sudan.

Nutrition saves lives & safeguards the future. @APPGNutrition Co-Chair @steveracemp opened our exhibition in Parliament with @JennyChapman & @monicaharding Two photos showed a pregnant, hungry mother & her child fleeing fighting & famine in Sudan & being treated by @AAH_UK

Malnutrition and hunger take the life of a child every 11 seconds. This is not inevitable. With the right investment and political will, these deaths are entirely preventable. The time to act is now. #InvestInNutrition #zerohunger

A malnourished workforce is a less productive workforce. Poor nutrition leads to reduced earnings, lower GDP and increased healthcare costs. Research shows that investing in nutrition can raise GDP per capita by up to 11 percent. #ZeroHunger #InvestInNutrition

Malnutrition lowers immunity & increases disease. In famine-hit Sudan, hungry people are dying of minor infections. The UK's work in refugee camps is being hampered by cholera. Vaccinations are less effective. Yesterday's exchange between our CEO @jonny_oates & @JennyChapman

Malnutrition is not just about calories. It is about nutrients. Hidden hunger, caused by micronutrient deficiencies, affects over 1 billion women and girls worldwide. It weakens immune systems, increases illness, causes death. #ZeroHunger

For every $1 invested in nutrition, there is a $16 return in economic benefits. Malnutrition undermines school performance, limits job opportunities and reduces national productivity. Investing in nutrition helps reduce poverty and strengthens economies. #ZeroHunger

A severely malnourished child is 11 x more likely to die from infections like pneumonia. Simple solutions exist. Ready-to-use therapeutic foods & micronutrient supplements save lives. But they need urgent funding & implementation. Act now! #InvestInNutrition #GlobalHealth

Every child deserves a healthy start. Explore how nutrition underpins gender equality, climate resilience, global health and security displayed at our exhibition in Parliament. Read more: http://bit.ly/4eHFv66 #InvestInNutrition #ZeroHunger

Cuts to UK aid weren’t just difficult decisions - they were political choices. @MSF_uk Dr Natalie Roberts reminds us: 2 million children die of hunger each year. Malnutrition is preventable. The UK must choose to lead. #InvestInNutrition

Hunger is rising - not because we lack solutions, but because of global ODA cuts and inaction. @AAH_UK's Jean Michel Grand highlights the urgent need for investment in nutrition, climate resilience & humanitarian support. #InvestInNutrition

Thank you, @JennyChapman, for opening our photographic exhibition on nutrition in Parliament yesterday. Nutrition is key to delivering UK development aims - from climate resilience to gender equality, health, & security. @AAH_UK @ConcernUK @OneAcreFund @MSF_uk #SDG2

"It’s in the UK’s strategic self-interest to prioritise ODA investment in nutrition," @jonny_oates. It will improve global health, gender equality, climate resilience & peace. We make the case in a photographic exhibition on nutrition in Parliament on now.  #InvestInNutrition

“When women are supported, families eat better.” Nutrition is foundational to development & the UK's international development aim of gender equality. 1 billion women & girls are malnourished. Gender equality & nutrition go hand in hand. @OneAcreFund  #InvestinNutrition

"Now is the time for our leaders to recognise the severity of the situation.” Global malnutrition is rising. Deprived of nutrients at start of life, hundreds of millions of survivors are left physically & mentally impaired, This can be prevented. @concernworldwideuk #InvestinNutrition

🍽️ 733M people go to bed hungry - yet we produce enough food for everyone, twice over. Hunger isn’t inevitable. It’s a failure of leadership. At #FfD4 in Seville, we join @GlblCtzn & @Hungry4Action with a bold ask to world leaders: Who do you serve? #EmptyPlates #HungryForAction

A severely malnourished child is 11 x more likely to die from infections like pneumonia. This is preventable.  Simple, cheap treatments - like therapeutic infant food & maternal micronutrient supplements work. #ZeroHunger

Hear Lord Jock Stirrup on @TimesRadio. He explains why UK action to support hungry people in Sudan is vital. When we think about national security, we must take a wide perspective & look upstream. Like what we could do in Sudan, which will help to keep us secure in the future.

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is escalating, with millions facing famine. Hunger makes people desperate.The UK must act—not just out of compassion but in our strategic self-interest to protect national security. https://bit.ly/3EoCBpg   #ZeroHunger #SudanCrisis