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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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Conference: Report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter
The Special Rapporteur's report on nutrition and the right to food will be presented formally to the Human Rights Council on 6 March. The report (UN doc A/HRC/19/59) is now available on the website of the 19th session of the Human Rights Council. To read the report, please click here.
In the report, Mr De Schutter shows why undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency and overnutrition are different dimensions of malnutrition that must be addressed together through a life-course approach.
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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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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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