Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Hunger places very serious constraints on economic growth and further entrenches poverty. It in turn affects the health of people and in turn affects health security and regional security in our area. The 2030 agenda for sustainable development recognises that addressing food security aims to end hunger and malnutrition and also improves agricultural productivity and sustainability. Many countries in the Indonesia-Pacific face the challenge of a triple burden: the burden of malnutrition, with its inadequate intake of calories; micronutrient deficiencies; and obesity. They all prevail simultaneously. These issues, combined together, create major issues of insecurity for health security. Consequently, investment— (Time expired)