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UNSCN is the food and nutrition policy harmonization forum of the United Nations.

The mandate of the UNSCN is to promote cooperation among UN agencies and partner organizations in support of community, national, regional, and international efforts to end malnutrition in all of its forms in this generation. It will do this by refining the direction, increasing the scale and strengthening the coherence and impact of actions against malnutrition world wide, and raise awareness of nutrition problems and mobilize commitment to solve them at global, regional and national levels. Read more

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Human Rights at the World Economic Forum in Davos (25-29 January 2012)

The UN expert on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, on Thursday urged ministers gathering in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum to acknowledge the relationship between globalization and human rights, saying that "globalization should serve human rights and sustainable development, rather than being a process blind to its impacts on the individuals affected."

Special Rapporteur De Schutter also urged Governments of sovereign States to submit any deal on the table to a "Human Rights Impact Assessment "(HRIA).

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Scaling Up Nutrition at the World Economic Forum

Economic potential of nutrition and growth: new focus at the World Economic Forum (Davos, Switserland 25-29 January 2012)

Nutrition is being highlighted as central to building stability, resilience to crisis and sustainable progress in global health and development through a series of nutrition and food security related events taking place in the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland.

A number of presentations, discussions and events are organized, including a presentation of an inaugural Sight and Life Nutrition Leadership Award to David Nabarro and the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement.

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Launch of the online consultation on the draft methodology for the Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI)

The online consultation on the draft methodology for the Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) is supported by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust. It aims to regularly assess global and regional food and beverage manufacturers' efforts to address both undernutrition and obesity. Malnutrition is a multi-faceted challenge requiring constructive engagement from and between governments, consumers, civil society and industry. ATNI could be part of the solution by highlighting best practices across the food and beverage industry and serving as a roadmap for further progress.

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Vacancy: Nutrition Consultants in Chad, Mauritania, Burkina Faso

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill three positions of Nutrition Consultants. The positions will be based in our Country Offices in Chad, Mauritania and Burkina Faso and are for a contract period of 6 months to be extended. The positions include frequent travel to field operations.

Overall, within the country office Programme Unit, and under the general supervision of the Senior Programme Advisor, the Nutrition Consultant will be responsible for: - Technical programmatic support in the implementation and monitoring of nutrition emergency response activities for affected populations. - Providing technical support in the large scale programs for the treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition. - Liaising with other partners and agencies involved in nutrition and health to ensure a coordinated regional response.

Application procedures: Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/12-0012373

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2012

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