The Regional overviews of food insecurity provide an overview of key trends in food security and nutrition across FAO's five official regions. With the Millennium Development Goals, progress has been made in tackling food insecurity across the world. The proportion of people suffering from hunger in the Asia-Pacific region has halved. However, despite advances, the overall rate of progress is less than desired and several countries and sub-regions still have prevalence rates. This year's report includes a special section focusing on milk and smallholder dairy, in light of remarkable growth in this area. Overall, the analysis in this report will encourage dialogue and help shape a new public narrative towards eradicating hunger and malnutrition and creating transformative change for sustainable development.