In order to prevent hunger, malnutrition and poverty from increasing in a world where periods of multiple shocks have become the new normal, building resilience to shocks is essential. The confluence of frequency, diversity and multiplicity of shocks has profoundly impacted levels of hunger and poverty worldwide. A concerted global effort is needed to break the cycle of overlapping and recurrent crises by building resilience from the systems level right down to the household level. This paper discusses policy and programming priorities to increase resilience and contribute to the end of hunger, and was produced by FAO, WFP and UNICEF at the request of the G20 Pesidency of Brazil to infor G20 delegates' deliberations on the establishment of a Global Alliance Against Hunger.