Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN)

Nutrición

Webinar: Food-based Dietary Guidelines

A solid evidence base is a pre-requisite for food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) to be able to address country-specific nutrition needs while being socially, culturally and economically appropriate. With the increasing burden of overweight and obesity and other modern sustainable development challenges, the evidence base must thus reflect these evolving considerations. In addition, amidst increasing pressures from commercial interests and civil society/academia’s questioning of the integrity of dietary advice, maintaining transparency and high standards in the evidence review of FBDGs has become a critical issue.

However, with the exception of some countries, not much is known about the actual methods used and activities carried out during the FBDGs evidence review process. In this webinar, we will tackle some of these gaps focusing on the following questions:

  • Why is the evidence review a key step in the development of FBDGs?
  • What are the main processes involved? What is the current FAO process for conducting an evidence review?
  • What are some challenges and responses in LMICs?

The webinar will take place on Tuesday 09 July 2019 at 15.30-17.00 CEST

The webinar will also highlight two country cases and present FAO’s current work in this field.

This is the second of a series of six webinars on FBDGs organized by the Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness Team of FAO

If interetsed register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddXw-sWyePHRDnWZKYCLlENtYe-2IjZznKqyB1-dUzWnO3SQ/viewform

 

 

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Proceso normativo del CSA para la formulación de las Directrices voluntarias sobre los sistemas alimentarios y la nutrición

El Comité de Seguridad Alimentaria Mundial (CSA) lleva a cabo un proceso de formulación de políticas que conducirá a la elaboración de las Directrices voluntarias sobre los sistemas alimentarios y la nutrición. Los resultados de esta consulta electrónica contribuirán a la preparación del primer borrador de las Directrices voluntarias.

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FAO School Food and Nutrition Framework

This document is the result of an extensive consultation process and it aims at guiding the work of FAO in supporting government and institutions to develop, transform and strengthen school-based or school-relevant policies, programmes and other initiatives for enhances child and adolescents...

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Job vacancy: Food Security and Nutrition Policy Specialist

Organizational Setting
 
Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation (FIRST) is a partnership programme between FAO and the European Union. FIRST supports countries in strengthening the enabling policy and institutional environment for food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture. The Programme also contributes to informing global strategic thinking on how to accelerate progress towards SDG2. FIRST is embedded within the FAO’s programme management and coordination structure. It contributes directly to the food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture policy and governance related results envisioned under FAO Strategic Objectives 1. ‘Help Eliminate Hunger, Food Insecurity and Malnutrition’ and 2.’Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable’.
 
FAO International Consultants and Call purpose
 
The Organization frequently engages experts to work on short-term activities and projects as international consultants or under personal service agreements (PSA) at various levels of experience (see minimum requirements below). International consultants or PSAs are engaged by the Organization to provide expertise, skills or knowledge for a specific task or piece of work, which is short-term by nature. The assignment may involve full-time or part-time functions, with duration ranging from 1 month up to 11 months. The possibility of extension is subject to satisfactory performance and dependant on the availability of resources and needs of the Organization. Assignments can require travel or missions/appointment to field locations.
 
Individuals meeting or exceeding the requirements of the Call, determined through an interview process, will be included in the SP1 Divisional Roster. Experts who are registered in the Roster are available for consideration for a period of up to 48 months. SP1 Division will use this roster as the primary mechanism to resource future vacancies within the technical requirements covered by the Call.  
 
Reporting Lines
 
The Consultant works under the direct supervision of the Deputy Strategic Programme Leader 1 and FIRST Manager (FAO/Rome).
 
Technical Focus
 
Provide leadership, strategic guidance and technical support in demand of policy, governance, capacity development and facilitate policy dialogue around food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
 
Tasks and responsibilities
 
The required tasks and responsibilities will be focused around the following functions:
  • Provide technical and policy advice and/or support to the Government and relevant stakeholders in the development and implementation of their policies and programmes and investments for improved food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture;
  • Create and Manage strategic partnerships, promote best practices, and support policy dialogue to enhance policies and governance for food, nutrition security and sustainable agriculture;
  • Plan, organize and participate in capacity development activities involving the provision of technical advice and assistance, and oversee the development of related materials;
  • Organize and lead in-depth assessments of the policy and institutional framework of food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture and identify areas for improvements;
  • Lead and facilitate dialogue on knowledge sharing and partnerships in support of development/improvement of cross-sectorial policies/action plans concerning food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture;
  • Analyse the effectiveness of policies and best practices and develop related knowledge products.    
 
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
 
Minimum Requirements
  • Advanced university degree in domain related to food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, social sciences, development economics or related area;
  • Relevant experience at international level in policy analysis and advice related to food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture.
    • Consultant level B: at least 5 years of relevant experience
    • Consultant level A: at least 12 years of relevant experience (Experience requirement for PSA level A: at least 15 years of relevant experience)
  • Working knowledge of English, French or Spanish and limited knowledge of one of the other two or Arabic, Chinese, Russian. (Language requirements for PSAs: Working knowledge of only English, French, or Spanish)
 
FAO Core Competencies
  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
 
Technical/Functional Skills
  • Work experience in more than one location or relevant area of work;
  • Extent and relevance of experience in: strengthening the enabling environment for food security and nutrition, providing policy advice, addressing cross-cutting issues in different sectors, and linking policy and data generation/analysis;
  • Experience in working for UN entities is considered an asset;
  • Experience in government advisory roles is considered and asset.

To apply visit https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=1900820&lang=en 

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Monitoring food security in countries with conflict situations

The report provides an overview of the magnitude, severity and drivers of acute food insecurity in eight countries and regions that have the world’s highest burden of people in need of emergency food, nutrition and livelihood assistance as a result of protracted conflict combined with other factors...

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Regional Africa overview of Food Security and Nutrition

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