Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)

Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

"This Conference marks a new stage in our quest to banish global hunger and malnutrition for good."

Country Nutrition Paper - Swaziland

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

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Improving Diets and raising levels of nutrition - Food-based approaches

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

The International Symposium on Food and Nutrition Security: Food-based Approaches for Improving Diets and Raising Levels of Nutrition was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to better document the contribution that food and agriculture can make to improving nutrition. FAO, a specialized agency [...]

National Nutrition and Food Security Country Paper - Afghanistan

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

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National Nutrition Strategy Paper of Indonesia

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

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Country Nutrition Paper: Inputs from the Food and Agriculture Sector - Philippines

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

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Proceedings - Preparatory Technical Meeting for the Joint FAO/WHO Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

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Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies: Food-based Approaches

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Micronutrient deficiencies affect more than two billion people in the world today. With long-ranging effects on health, learning ability and productivity they contribute to the vicious cycle of malnutrition, underdevelopment and poverty. Food-based approaches, which include food production, dietary diversification and food fortification, are sustainable strategies for improving [...]

Country Nutrition Paper - Bangladesh

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

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Sustainable Nutrition Security - Restoring the bridge between agriculture and health

Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Good health depends on good nutrition. Good nutrition, in turn, depends on agriculture to provide the foods – cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, milk and dairy products – for a balanced diet that meets our needs for energy, protein, vitamins and minerals.
The founders of FAO were [...]

The development of global diets since ICN 1992: Influences of Agri-Food sector trends and policies

Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMT

The scope of this report is to discuss dietary and nutritional changes and their causes since the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN) 1992, with particular reference to developments on international food markets and policies.

While the proportion of chronically hungry has been falling over the last two decades, the absolute number [...]

Framework for Action- Secretariat's Information note

Sat, 15 Nov 2014 01:00:00 GMT

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Documents of relevance to nutrition

Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

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A number of global documents, including those related to declarations, initiatives, recommendations, guidelines and legally binding instruments, contain agreed definitions and outline existing commitments relevant to nutrition. A list of such documents has been drawn up to accompany the Information Note on the Framework for Action prepared by [...]

The State of Food and Agriculture: Food systems for better nutrition

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

As the world debates the Post-2015 Development Agenda, we must strive for nothing less than the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The social and economic costs of malnutrition are unconscionably high, amounting to perhaps $US3.5 trillion per year or $US500 per person globally . Maternal and child malnutrition [...]

Synthesis of Guiding Principles on Agriculture Programming for Nutrition

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 01:00:00 GMT

In the last few years, there has been heightened interest in leveraging agriculture to maximize nutrition impact. Many development institutions have published guidance notes about linking agriculture and nutrition, mainly intended to assist programme planners to understand and implement the linkages. Several other institutions have released public statements of their [...]

Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Nutrition-sensitive agriculture is a food-based approach to agricultural development that puts nutritionally rich foods, dietary diversity, and food fortification at the heart of overcoming malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. This approach stresses the multiple benefits derived from enjoying a variety of foods, recognizing the nutritional value of food for good nutrition, [...]

Nutrition mainstreamed in FAO's Strategic Objectives

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

FAO’s Strategy and vision for Nutrition seeks to improve diets and raise levels of nutrition of low-income, resource poor, food insecure, socially excluded and economically marginalized, most nutritionally vulnerable households in gender-sensitive and sustainable ways.

The purpose of the Strategy is to reposition and prioritize FAO’s work in nutrition and to [...]

FAO's Approach to Nutrition-sensitive Agricultural Development

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

The combined effects of prolonged underinvestment in nutrition and in food and agriculture, together with the recent price instability and the economic downturn and exacerbated by the steady increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters have led to increased hunger and poverty in developing countries, jeopardizing the progress [...]

Chef José Andrés, internationally-recognized culinary innovator and advocate for food and hunger issues

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

"We need a new policy framework—for the government, the private sector, NGOs and individuals like me—to make sure that nutrition is at the very top of the agenda."

Many chefs like José Andrés are interested in feeding the few as well as feeding the many. In this short video, he explains why [...]

Kofi Annan, Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation and former UN Secretary-General

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT

“Governments must urgently adopt the right policies and mobilize adequate resources to scale up food and nutrition security, especially in developing countries.”