The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2025 report, launched at the UN Food Systems Summit +4 (UNFSS+4) this week, notes a slight decline in global hunger to 673 million people in 2024. Secretary General of FIAN International, Ana María Suárez Franco, emphasizes that hunger can be reduced quickly through decisive action. SOFI 2025 attributes rising food prices to “external factors” like COVID-19 and climate change while ignoring critical drivers within the food system. These omissions reveal a troubling pattern of avoiding scrutiny of powerful economic actors while attributing hunger to apolitical “shocks” rather than structural inequities. We will continue pushing for the transition to food systems that place people & planet above corporate profit!