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Nutrition and Healthy Diets

Nutrition and Healthy Diets

FAO's vision on nutrition is anchored in the FAO Strategic Framework 2022–2031. It envisions “a world where all people eat healthy diets from efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.”  FAO’s mission involves tackling all forms of malnutrition—including undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity—by accelerating policies and investments across agrifood systems to make healthy diets more available, accessible, affordable and sustainable for everyone.

Nutrition is one of FAO's four corporate priorities (Better production; Better nutrition; Better environment; Better life) and focuses on: healthy diets for all; nutrition for the most vulnerable; safe food; reduced food loss and waste; and transparent markets and trade. The strategy emphasizes transforming agrifood systems so that they deliver nutritious foods while supporting resilience, sustainability, climate adaptation and economic inclusion, thereby contributing to the SDGs and the commitment to “leave no one behind.” 

In order to complete this mission and contribute to the vision, the Vision and Strategy for FAO’s Work in Nutrition (the Nutrition Strategy) describes fifteen actions FAO will undertake and five outcomes as results of FAO actions on data, evidence, policy coherence and collective action, capacity and advocacy. The FAO Nutrition Strategy, which includes an Accountability Framework and Implementation Plan, is part of the Organization’s strategic framework, and aims at achieving the corporate goal of reducing malnutrition through efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.

Considering the presence of a large number of international organizations, Member States and Non-Governmental Organizations in Geneva, which provides a significant platform for engagement and partnership with key stakeholders, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, in close coordination with the Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), supports the organization’s work with:

  • Member States and the general public to promote and raise awareness on FAO’s technical work and activities.
  • UN sister agencies and other partner organizations based in Geneva, in particular the World Health Organization (WHO), the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and the Geneva Health Forum to achieve sustainable food systems for healthy diets and improved nutrition.

The FAO in Geneva Nutrition Dialogue Series, organized in close collaboration with FAO’s Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) and the Liaison Office in Brussels, aims to share experiences and practical insights on how intervening in agrifood systems can support better nutrition and other development outcomes across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It supports the Better Nutrition pillar of FAO's 2022-31 Strategic Framework, highlighting how supporting healthy diets can also positively impact Better Production, a Better Environment, and a Better Life. It presents important work carried out in Member States with support from FAO and partners, showcase concrete examples of positive actions and good practices aimed at ending all forms of malnutrition at the community, national, regional and global levels and discuss challenges faced during their implementation as well as their sustainability.

It covers all six action areas from the Nutrition Decade: Food systems for healthy diets; Aligned health systems, Social protection and nutrition education; Trade and investments; Improved governance and accountability; Enabling environments.

Here is a list of Nutrition dialogues so far, in reverse chronological order:

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