Overview

• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a new science initiative to develop climate-resilient crops at the Global Food Security Summit in London.
• The summit was co-hosted by the UK, Somalia, the UAE, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with representatives from over 20 countries in attendance.
• The initiative will create a 'virtual science hub' led by CGIAR, a global research partnership, to link international researchers working on food security.
• The UK government will also publish a new international development policy document on food insecurity, outlining plans to work in partnership with countries to tackle extreme poverty and climate change.
• The UK is providing up to £100 million ($125 million) in humanitarian funding to countries worst hit by food insecurity, including Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and countries impacted by climate-related events like Malawi.