Until 17 August 2014, the joint FAO/WHO Secretariat of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) is inviting all stakeholders to comment on the zero draft of the ICN2 Framework for Action (FFA). The FFA is one of two outcome documents expected to be agreed at ICN2....
Read MoreDuring mid-July 2014, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) hosted an intensive four-day training workshop at its Rome headquarters with about 40 staff and consultants to expand the pool of experts on nutrition-sensitive agricultural and rural development projects. The event was developed jointly by IFAD, the World Bank, the Food...
Read MoreBetween the 9 and 14 June 2014, a number of events were held in Senegal, as part of capacity building project and focused on strengthening integrated nutrition programs. The events were led by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with a number of...
Read MoreLaunched on 21 July 2014, a new film depicts the complex underlying causes of undernutrition through community stories in Bangladesh. The film was commissioned by UN REACH Bangladesh as part of their work to strengthen advocacy for scaling up nutrition. Community activists and nutrition workers were...
Read MoreThe importance of the agriculture sector for nutrition has become increasingly apparent and many partner agencies and organizations have embarked on programmes to make agriculture more nutrition sensitive. In March 2014, the United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) launched a report to share the...
Read MoreTo gather the best possible advice on dealing with the crisis of childhood obesity, in May 2014 WHO's Director-General established a high-level Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. In 2012, more than 40 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese and this...
Read MoreOn 12 May 2014, UNICEF organised, on behalf of the SUN UN Systems Network in collaboration with the SUN Movement Secretariat a two-day Workshop on Monitoring Implementation and Demonstrating Results for Nutrition. The workshop was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya with 72 participants from 14 countries in...
Read MoreThe Sixty-seventh session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) takes place in Geneva, Switzerland at the Palais des Nations from 19–24 May 2014. The WHA is the supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member...
Read MoreMARCH 2014: With growing attention to nutrition-agriculture linkages, understanding how to strengthen nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems is an essential task for the future. This edition of SCN News provides an overview and insights into how to change food systems for better nutrition. Part I...
Read MoreFAO NEWS, 4 APRIL 2014: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) unveiled results of their joint work to develop targets and indicators for a new global development paradigm for sustainable...
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