For a society based on solidarity, fairness and sustainability 

What the manifestos say:  

The issue of food security and the fight against malnutrition is mainly tackled through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the European Union’s main instrument for the intra-European agricultural and fishing sector.   
Views on solutions relating to the development of sustainable agriculture and the strengthening of food security are many and varied, ranging from technological, robotic solutions (EPP) and investment into innovation and technology in order to better manage resources (Renew Europe) to the promotion of short supply chains and food sovereignty (The Left) or investment into farms’ agroecological transition and support for sustainable food systems on a regional level (Greens).   
Few parties deal with the issue of access to a healthy, sustainable diet specifically, except those that propose reforms to social protection systems.   
Overall, only the Greens talks about achieving the Zero Hunger SDG in foreign policy, while considering the impact the CAP can have on the food security of partner countries. This manifesto underlines how important it is for the EU to work on a resilient, sustainable global food system in order to guarantee the right to food, by prioritising agroecological approaches and aligning its trade policies with the principles of food sovereignty and the climate emergency.   
  
Our point of view: 

 Action contre la Faim advocates for fair, radical transformation of global food systems, through agroecology and by minimising use of technological and robotic solutions.   

What the manifestos say:  

Rather than international issues and international cooperation policy, the European manifestos focus particularly on European social systems, with emphasis on covering essential needs and the right to dignity.   
The Greens propose the incorporation of a right to food into European legislation, so that social security mechanisms may be developed on a national level in order to guarantee access to a healthy diet while supporting local supply chains.   
The Left, meanwhile, proposes the creation of a European directive for a basic income, which would require member states to guarantee a minimum income to cover basic needs for a decent quality of life (food, housing, energy, access to culture, contingency fund, etc.).   
The subject of migration is present in all the manifestos, with a particular focus on migrants’ rights in just some of them, with mention of sea rescue (S&D, Renew Europe, Greens), the need to cease agreements with countries that breach human rights (The Left, Greens) and the need to implement safe, legal migration channels inspired by the example of the reception of Ukrainians in Europe (Greens).  
  
Our point of view: 

Action contre la Faim promotes the implementation of coherent, transparent, accountable, inclusive policies, especially via universal, feminist social protection. Action contre la Faim advocates for the protection and dignified, unconditional welcoming of displaced people and refugees throughout the migratory journey, including in the context of sea search and rescue operations. Action contre la Faim opposes any political instrumentalisation of public development aid for purposes of migratory flow management.   

What the manifestos say: 

Despite the significant rise in crises and humanitarian needs all over the world, issues relating to humanitarian action within the EU’s foreign policy are largely absent from European manifestos.   
Certain parties emphasise the importance of respecting international law (S&D), international humanitarian law (Greens), the need to maintain delivery of humanitarian aid in Ukraine (EPP, S&D) and the need to deliver humanitarian aid in Gaza (The Left). However, the manifestos do not tackle the major problems humanitarian organisations face, the need to strengthen diplomatic commitment in order to protect the humanitarian space or the need to provide more robust monitoring and financial support for humanitarian and food crises.   
  
Our point of view: 

To foster independent, effective humanitarian action that fulfils needs, Action contre la Faim seeks to strengthen Europe’s leading role in the area of humanitarian diplomacy and to highlight conflict as an underlying cause of hunger.  

What the manifestos say: 

Approaches to the issue of international cooperation and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) vary across the manifestos. For example, it is absent from the EPP manifesto, which focuses on the EU’s defence and security policy, while it is viewed from the perspective of migration by Renew Europe, which seeks to use international cooperation to reduce push/pull factors through effective partnership programmes that prioritise job creation and climate emergency management while highlighting the risks of migratory routes.  
S&D, meanwhile, commits to promoting the SDGs and emphasises that the main goal of development policies must be to improve the concerned populations’ lives.  
More radically, The Left challenges ‘neocolonial domination and hegemony’ and promotes the principle of ‘codevelopment’. It also proposes the implementation of a European fund for social and ecological codevelopment, including representatives from the concerned countries.  
The Greens’ approach follows the same lines: they support the combination of international partnerships and trade agreements within an international cooperation policy based on the SDGs, thus encouraging consistency across EU policies.   
Furthermore, though the climate emergency is dealt with in all manifestos, too few of them refer to the international commitments made by the EU, especially within the framework of the Paris Agreement and COPs. 

Our point of view: 

Action contre la Faim calls for the implementation of fairer, more sustainable international cooperation policies in order to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and respond to global challenges relating to hunger, access to water and healthcare, poverty, inequalities, the climate and peace, among others.      

What the manifestos say:
  
Despite significant needs and international commitments made by the EU and member states, the issue of funding development aid largely remains absent from the manifestos. The Left and the Greens tackle the issue of debt and the need to restructure or even cancel the debts of certain countries.  
Only the Greens discuss the question of public development aid more in detail and mention the international commitment to dedicating at least 0.7% of GDP to it, as well as talking about the need to coordinate local initiatives and strengthen financial support for local civil society organisations.  
  
Our point of view: 

Action contre la Faim supports the creation of an ambitious, transparent, accountable financial framework for fighting world hunger by prioritising human development over economic, political and security interests.   

What the manifestos say:
  
In terms of external action and the EU’s influence on an international level, European diplomacy is almost entirely missing from the manifestos. The role of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the need to strengthen its diplomatic corps are mentioned, while some parties highlight the need to reform the United Nations and Security Council systems (in particular, through a permanent seat for regional organisations such as the EU).   
Some parties, such as S&D and the Greens, support the development of a feminist foreign policy or diplomacy that puts gender equality and human safety at the heart of foreign and security policy. The Greens also wish to create a fund for supporting local feminist organisations.   
However, the parties fail to propose and develop a coordinated, strengthened European diplomacy system, particularly in relation to preventing and responding to humanitarian crises and promoting an ambitious, transformative agenda for human development.   
  
Our point of view:
 
Action contre la Faim advocates for strengthened, coordinated European diplomacy among EU institutions and member states in order to maintain a coherent, influential position in favour of a multisectoral, transformative approach to food and nutritional insecurity. For a society based on solidarity, fairness and sustainability  .