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Find out the latest UNSCN news, reports and achievements in food and nutrition.
2017 Global food policy report
27/03/2017 - IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2016, and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2017 at the global and regional [...]
Guidelines on assessing biodiverse foods in dietary surveys
13/03/2017 - Biodiversity is critical to the availability of nutrients in a diversified diet that supports health and well-being, as well as to the sustainability of the natural resource base upon which food [...]
Civil Society “Manifesto” on Decade of Action on Nutrition
22/02/2017 - In February 2017, the platform of public interest civil society organizations and social movements that have actively engaged in the preparatory process for the Second International Conference on [...]
Work Programme of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition – First Draft
19/02/2017 - The First Draft of the Work Programme of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition is now available in all six official UN languages. To comment on this text, we welcome you to visit the online discussion [...]
IFAD commits to the Nutrition Decade
10/02/2017 - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) affirmed its full commitment to contribute concretely and effectively to the Nutrition Decade in support of their Member States. As a [...]
IAEA: Fifth Newsletter of Nutritional & Health-Related Environmental Studies Section
31/01/2017 - The fifth Newsletter of the Nutritional & Health-Related Environmental Studies Section contains interesting articles about IAEA activities in the second half of 2016. Learn more about new and [...]
Online consultation on the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition’s Work Programme
27/01/2017 - On 1 April 2016, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, through its Resolution 70/259, proclaimed 2016–2025 the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (hereafter referred to as [...]
Mohamed Ag Bendech Honoured with the Distinguished Nutrition Award for Africa
18/01/2017 - The Africa Nutrition Society at the 7th Africa Nutrition Epidemiology Conference, held in Marrakech in October 2016, honoured Mohamed Ag Bendech; Senior Food and Nutrition Officer for FAO Regional [...]
Obituary - Dr Leslie Burgess, Technical Secretary of the UNSCN 1978-1985
06/01/2017 - (11 August 1930 – 6 January 2017) All of us at the UNSCN offices were very sad to hear of the passing of Dr Leslie Burgess, the former Technical Secretary of the UNSCN. Henry Jacques Leslie [...]
Nutrition in Protracted crisis – Breaking the vicious circle of malnutrition
16/12/2016 - Drawing on FAO technical experience, the guidance notes series supports implementation of the Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (CFS-FFA), endorsed by the [...]
Call for Contributions – UNSCN News
12/12/2016 - Deadline 10 February 2017 The 2017 issue of UNSCN NEWS will focus on the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025). Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in April 2015, the Decade serves as [...]
Book – Caring About Hunger by George Kent
07/12/2016 - In a world of abundant resources and wealth, hunger cannot be understood simply as a problem of food production. It is also a matter of human relations. Hunger grows out of widespread indifference and [...]
Online consultation on the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition
01/12/2016 - From the 20th of September to the 16th of October 2016, the UNSCN facilitated an online discussion to gather input on the question of how the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition could best achieve its [...]
Compendium of Actions for Nutrition
30/11/2016 - The Compendium of Actions for Nutrition (or CAN) is a facilitation resource to foster multi-sectoral dialogue at the country level. It presents over 40 possible actions to combat malnutrition, with [...]
Fall 2016 UNSCN Quarterly Newsletter
23/11/2016 - The Fall 2016 UNSCN Quarterly Newsletter provides the latest updates on the UNSCN members, our work to foster cross-sectoral dialogue on nutrition, UNSCN’s efforts to raise the profile of [...]