National Assembly for Wales

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that:

a) the UN’s 2nd Sustainable Development Goal is to eliminate hunger by 2030;

b) Zero Hunger as expressed in the UN Sustainable Development Goal is a universal goal, applicable to all countries including Wales;

c) achieving this goal by 2030 is a major undertaking which will require renewed and concerted cross-governmental and cross-societal work;

d) the Future Generations Commissioner has observed that:

i. high food prices mean one in five people in Wales are hungry, disproportionally affecting more disabled people, Black, Asian and minority ethnic people;

ii. the cost of living crisis is exacerbating a complex twin problem of malnutrition and obesity;

iii. while many families cannot afford to buy food, many households can only afford the cheapest, most highly-processed meals, high in calories, low in nutrients; and

iv. people face a poverty of time and money and we’ve lost our connection between how we produce and how we eat our food;

e) the 2022 to 2023 National Survey for Wales reported that 3 per cent of households had received food from a food bank in the last 12 months with a further 3 per cent saying they hadn’t, but had wanted to; and

f) the National Survey also reported 5 per cent of adults stating there was at least one day in the previous fortnight where they had gone without a substantial meal.

2. Calls on Welsh Government to:

a) re-commit to the UN’s 2nd Sustainable Development Goal to eliminate hunger by 2030;

b) set out how it will work cross-government and across civil society in Wales to achieve this goal; and

c) engage fully and openly with all viable proposals which will contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of eliminating hunger in Wales by 2030.