Nutrition action

In the past decade, the global community has rallied to advance the global fight against malnutrition in all its forms, and to bring good nutrition to everyone, everywhere. There are now a growing number of mechanisms established to set, support and track commitment making towards achievement of country-level and global nutrition targets. Learn more and engage with these below.

Global nutrition targets

World Health Assembly Resolution 65.6 endorsed a Comprehensive Implementation Plan on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, which specified six global nutrition targets for 2025.

Linking nutrition and the SDGs

While nutrition is a key part of Sustainable Development Goal 2 -- ensuring good nutrition to everyone, everywhere is also key to achievement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

UN Decade of Action on Nutrition

The UN Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025, has been a leap forward in galvanizing international action on nutrition. The resolution invites governments to actively support its implementation, including the setting of national nutrition targets...

Nutrition for Growth

Nutrition for Growth (N4G) is a global effort to bring together country governments, donors and philanthropies, businesses, NGOs and beyond -- designed to accelerate progress on malnutrition.

UN Food System Summits

The UN Food Systems Summit, held during the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23, 2021 set the stage for global food systems transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

African Union Year of Nutrition

The African Union has designitated 2022 as the Year of Nutrition, with the theme, "Strengthening resilience in nutrition and food security on the African Continent: Strengthening agro-food systems, health and social protection systems for the...

The Committee on World Food Security

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is an inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all. Using a multi-stakeholder, inclusive approach, CFS develops...

The Second International Conference on Nutrition

The Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) was a 2014 high-level intergovernmental meeting that focused global attention on addressing malnutrition in all its forms. The two main outcome documents, the Rome Declaration on Nutrition and...