INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1996
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II. THE RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION
2.1 Review of ICN Goals and Commitments
2.2 Efforts to Turn Commitment into Action
Intersectoral consultation
National plans of action and other mechanisms to achieve ICN goals
Increased commitment for activities to improve nutrition
Support from development agencies for ICN follow-up activities
III. A SELECTIVE REVIEW OF NATIONAL ACTION PLANS
Incorporating nutrition components and considerations into development plans and programmes
Ensuring household food security
Protecting consumers through improved food quality and safety
Promoting breast-feeding
Combating micronutrient deficiencies
Preventing diet-related noncommunicable diseases
Assessing, analysing and monitoring food and nutrition situations
IV. TURNING PLANS INTO ACTION: THE CHALLENGE AHEAD
TABLE 1: Global Status of National Plans of Action for Nutrition
TABLE 2: Status of FAO Support by Region
TABLE 3: Status of WHO Support: Regional and Global Funding Support During the 1994-1995 Biennium for the Food and Nutrition Programme and its Activities
TABLE 4: Major Regional and Sub-regional ICN Follow-up Meetings