Rural and Urban transformation

Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10)

8-13 February 2020
Abu Dhabi's National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), UAE

Organized and convened by UN-Habitat, the World Urban Forum has become the foremost international gathering for exchanging views and experiences on sustainable urbanization in all its ramifications. The inclusive nature of the Forum, combined with high-level participation, makes it a unique United Nations conference and the premier international gathering on urban issues.

During the 10^th World Urban Forum, UNSCN will launch its discussion paper “Urban Rural Linkages for Nutrition: Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Development” at the UNSCN Workshop: Nutrition in urban-rural linkages (Tuesday 11 February from 13:00 to 14:00 at the FAO booth) and during the UN Habitat side event Strengthening the Urban-Rural Linkages through culture and innovations (12 February 2020).

UNSCN is also organizing a discussion on Shaping the urban food environment for healthy and sustainable diets on Tuesday 11 February from 16:30 to 17:30 at FAO booth.

Read about FAO's participation at WUF10 here.

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UNSCN Publications

UNSCN Discussion Paper - Water and Nutrition. Harmonizing actions for the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition and the UN Water Action Decade Progress for both SDG 2 and SDG 6 has been unsatisfactory, with several indicators worsening over time, including an increase in the number of undernourished, overweight and obese people, as well…

UNSCN Discussion Paper Urban-Rural Linkages for Nutrition. Territorial approaches for sustainable development The nutrition challenges facing the world of today are daunting. One out of three people suffers from at least one form of malnutrition, and current trends suggest this may increase in the coming…

UNSCN Brief “Non-communicable diseases, diets and nutrition” Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading cause of mortality worldwide; they are responsible for 70% of global deaths; equivalent to 40 million people. The health and economic repercussions…

Guidance Note on Integration of Nutrition in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (renamed Cooperation Framework) The purpose of this Guidance Note is to assist United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) with the integration of nutrition into the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework that…

UNSCN Discussion Paper - Schools as a System to Improve Nutrition Given the changing circumstances in the nutrition landscape, there is a need to reassess and reiterate the role of the schools in improving health and nutritional status of children. This discussion…