The UK hosts a meeting on global food security in response to the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed ships carrying grain to leave southern Ukrainian ports without fear of attack and to highlight the impact it is having on the world’s poorest.

The aim is to “tackle the causes of food insecurity and malnutrition.”

It is held in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund, the United Arab Emirates and Somalia.

British PM Rishi Sunak opens the event and launches the International Development White Paper.

Followed by opening remarks by the President of Somalia HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamad, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment HE Mariam Almheiri and the founder of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation Sir Chris Hohn.

Foreign Secretary David Cameron closes the event.
THEMES
The Prevention of malnutrition in children.

Resilience building on climate and extreme weather events, as they affect developing countries.

Investing in climate resilience and the finance required to do that, with a look ahead to Cop28.

Science and innovation, the involvement of scientific institutions and such innovations as drought resistant crops, bio-fortified crops, flood resistant wheat.

Aljazeera.