- General comments on the Draft of the Rome Declaration on Nutrition.
Better than the first draft but it still avoids a single clear target date for achieving the aims laid out. 13f does refer to an action plan that by implication will have such dates and targets, however, I think one is needed in this document – see below.
- Specific comments on the paragraphs related to the multiple threats that malnutrition poses to sustainable development (paragraphs 4-10).
Para 10e does not read clearly to me. 10 finishes ‘and that’:
e begins with ‘while etc etc”, either delete the ‘while’ and just list the points made in the rest of e or if keeping the ‘while’ then there needs to be something more added at the end of e
- Specific comments on the vision for global action to end all forms of malnutrition (paragraphs 11-12).
Suggest 11c should read
global and national policy coherence is needed among relevant sectors, including in trade and investment agreements to ensure they do not undermine governments’ ability to act in the public interest in promoting food and nutrition security, and in investments, incentives and constraints for agricultural production, food processing and distribution;
- Specific comments in the appropriate fields relating to these commitments (paragraph 13):
Commitment a): eradicate hunger and all forms of malnutrition, particularly to eliminate stunting, wasting and overweight in children under 5 and anemia in women; eliminating undernourishment and reversing rising trends in obesity;
Add a date by which this is to be achieved so you can be held to account in monitoring progress and developing the framework for action mentioned in f. Suggest this date be no later than 2025.
السيد Geoff Tansey