Women and girls in poorer countries are affected in particular ways by the multiple crises the world is currently facing.

The 2003 Maputo Declaration aimed at boosting African agriculture requires governments to make difficult decisions on budget priorities. Furthermore, tracking the progress of the initiative presents problems.

A healthy and diversified diet is the best antidote against hidden hunger. But by no means everyone can afford such a diet – quite apart from the fact that there is no uniform definition of it.

While education access has improved globally, gains are uneven, and development impacts driven by increases in education continue to be left on the table, especially in rural areas.

"Water for all" is an important concept embedded in Sustainable Development Goal 6 on Water and Sanitation. However, implementation does not currently target differential access for women and marginalised people.