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SCN News No 04 - Update on the Nutrition Situation

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 1989

Available in : English

This issue of SCN News gives an update on the nutrition situation - Latest data from 33 countries show diverse trends. Drought and debt crises regularly hit the headlines. Success stories have a poorer press. What is actually happening to nutrition in countries in the developing world? Is the "silent emergency" becoming "silent genocide"?



Documents :
SCN News No 4 (PDF, 785.70Kb)

Originally posted at : UNSCN - Publications

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Themes : Breastfeeding, general, Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Interventions, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Biochemical, Breastfeeding counseling, Breastfeeding counseling, Deworming, Exclusive breastfeeding, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Food culture, Food culture, Food price crisis, Hygiene, water and sanitation, Malaria, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Micronutrient Supplementation, Multi-sectoral, Nutrition information and education, Nutrition information and education, Socio-economic, Underweight, Vitamin A / Night blindness, Women and girls

Life-cycle focus : Pregnancy, Lactation, Pre-school age, Adulthood, Intergenerational focus

Resource types : Newsletters

Locations : China, Ghana, Madagascar, Thailand

Working groups : Breastfeeding and complementary feeding, Household Food Security, Micronutrients, Nutrition of School-Age Children, Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle, Nutrition, Ethics and Human Rights