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Poster, bannerHealthy eating and living in the Pacific during COVID-19 2020
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In collaboration with WHO, SPC and national counterparts, FAO produced this community based education leaflet for nutrition behaviours during Covid-19. Emphasizing that at the moment, no food can prevent COVID-19, the document uses graphics to highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy diet for health, immunity and nutritional well-being, especially before, during and after an infection. It encourages people to consume a balanced variety of foods - representing protective, body building and energy foods - daily to ensure adequate intake of nutrients. While discouraging cigarettes and alcohol, the leaflet encourages exclusive breastfeeding and physical activity. The rationale is to provide clear, easy to understand science based nutrition and food safety to the population during this time of uncertainties under COVID-19. -
Policy briefEnsuring economic access to healthy diets during times of crisis 2021
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No results found.Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. In 2019, nearly 3 billion people could not afford a healthy diet that protects against malnutrition in all its forms. While low-income countries are the ones most unlikely to be able to afford it, middle-income countries are also at risk. Indeed, on top of the 3 billion people who cannot afford a healthy diet, an additional 1 billion people are at risk of not being able to afford it if a shock reduces their incomes by one-third. The burden of this additional challenge would fall mostly on lower- and upper-middle-income countries. Pathways to address accessibility issues will thus differ by countries’ challenges: low-income countries in dire need of improving the affordability of healthy diets should focus on adopting long-term approaches that improve income levels and lower the cost of nutritious foods. In middle-income countries with many at risk, building resilience through the stabilization of incomes and diversification of agrifood systems should be the focus instead. Social protection programmes can also be effective policy tools during times of crisis but should be designed with the key challenges in mind. -
BookletOur actions are our future - Healthy diets for a #ZEROHUNGER world 2019For decades, the world was making progress in the fight against hunger. Now, the number of undernourished people is on the rise again. More than 800 million people, or roughly one in nine people, are going hungry. But food security in our times isn’t only a matter of quantity, it’s also a question of quality. Unhealthy diets have now become a leading cause of disease and death worldwide. There is an urgent need to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone.
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