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5 design principles to build more effective obesity prevention programs This brief introduces five principles that will help those promoting nutrition and physical activity to approach their work in fresh ways. The principles are: - Start with consumers most ready for change - Learn from small trials - Keep it simple, concrete, and credible - Speak to the heart - Integrate with their lives Published in 2010, by |
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Addressing the Humanitarian Challenges of Climate Change Regional and National Perspectives Preliminary Findings from the IASC Regional and National Level Consultations Published in 2010, by |
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Assessing the environmental impacts of consumption and production The purpose of this report is to assess the best-available science from a global perspective to identify priorities among industry sectors, consumption categories and materials. For the first time, this assessment was done at the global level, identifying priorities for developed and developing countries. It supports international, national and sectoral... Published in 2010, by |
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Brief 2 of 12 - Nutrition and Education No nation can afford to waste its greatest national resource: the intellectual power of its people. But that is precisely what is happening where low birth weight is common,where children fail to achieve their full potential growth,where micronutrient deficiencies permanently damage the brain,and where anemia and short-term hunger limit children’s... Published in 2002, by |
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Can We Eradicate Hunger? Brief on the UNU-WIDER research project "Hunger and Food Security". Published in 2008, by |
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Chapter 20: Global climate change In: The Comparative quantification of health risks -book. Published in 2004, by |
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Climate Change and Human Health: Risks and responses This book seeks to describe the context and process of global climate change, its actual or likely impacts on health, and how human societies and their governments should respond with particular focus on the health sector. Published in 2003, by |
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Climate Change, Food Insecurity and Hunger: Key Messages for UNFCCC Negotiators This paper highlights some of the projected impacts of climate change on food security and summarizes the responses called for by several of the largest humanitarian and development organizations involved in the fight against hunger. To address this unmatched challenge, a strong commitment of the international community, particularly the developed countries,... Published in 2009, by |
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Climate Change. Impact on agriculture and cost adaptation This Food Policy Report presents research results that quantify the climate-change impacts on agriculture, assesses the consequences for food security, and estimates the investments that would offset the negative consequences for human well-being. Published in 2009, by |
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Climate change: a development challenge Factsheet on climate change. Published in 2009, by |
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination. Published in 1979, by |
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Convention on the Rights of the Child This convention bans discrimination against children and provides for special protection and rights appropriate to minors. The preamble recalls the basic principles of the United Nations and specific provisions of certain relevant human rights treaties and proclamations. It reaffirms the fact that children, because of their vulnerability, need special care... Published in 1989, by |
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Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies, build on UNICEF’s experience in recent crises and outlines UNICEF’s initial response in protecting and caring for children and women. It states UNICEF’s core response at all levels of the organization. Published in 2010, by |
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El cambio climático: un reto para el desarrollo Folleto informativo sobre el cambio climático. Published in 2009, by |
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El futuro de la seguridad alimentaria mundial Folleto informativo sobre la seguridad alimentaria. Published in 2009, by |
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Environmental Emergencies. Learning from multilateral response to disasters This publication, which highlights success stories and lessons learned, is aimed at a wide audience. The intent is to further raise awareness of the devastation that an environmental emergency can cause, and to promote advocacy and action in response. It also aims to highlight the strong need to integrate humanitarian and environmental action. Published in 2010, by |
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Facts for Feeding - Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth Identifies actions health care providers can take during the first week postpartum to help the mother and baby establish and maintain good breastfeeding practices. Published in 2003, by |
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FAQ - Breastfeeding and Maternal Nutrition Focuses on the impact of maternal nutrition on breastmilk quantity and quality, the nutritional requirements of lactating women, the impact of breastfeeding on maternal health, and implications of this information for programs. Published in 2004, by |
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FAQ - Exclusive Breastfeeding: The Only Water Source Young Infants Need Discusses the nutritional and health consequences of giving infants water during the first six months, and the role of breastfeeding in meeting an infant’s water requirements Published in 2004, by |
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FAQ - Lactational Amenorrhea Method Focuses on LAM as a modern, temporary family planning method for women who breastfeed, and is addressed to the child survival and family planning health care providers. Published in 2001, by |
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FAQ - Mother to Mother Support for Breastfeeding Focuses on a support group method where experienced breastfeeding mothers model optimal breastfeeding practices, share information and experiences, and offer support to other women in an atmosphere of trust and respect Published in 2004, by |
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Feeling the heat: Child survival in a changing climate A child’s chances of survival will increasingly depend on how climate change contributes to existing vulnerabilities and how well communities are able to adapt. This report examines those vulnerabilities and identifies the adaptation measures that can be taken to benefit children. Published in 2009, by |
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Food Safety and Trade Liberalization in an Age of Globalization This brief on food safety is based on the international conference “Food Safety: International Trade, Sustainable Production, Social Responsibility”, held at the United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, in March 2008. Published in 2008, by |
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Frequently Asked Questions on International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Refugee Law This document has been prepared by the IASC Task Force (until 2003, known as the IASC Reference Group) on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights as a complement to Growing the Sheltering Tree. The text seeks to respond to questions commonly asked by humanitarian workers on the legal framework that serves as a basis for assistance and protection activities in... Published in 2004, by |
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Gender and Climate Change: Women as agents of change Climate change briefing Published in 2007, by |
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Geneva Conventions The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. They protect people who do not take part in the fighting (civilians, medics, aid workers) and those who can no longer fight (wounded, sick and shipwrecked troops, prisoners of war). Published in 1949, by |
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Getting fossil fuels off the plate This publication is an excerpted chapter from The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises that features essays by some of the world’s most provocative thinkers on the key issues shaping our new century, from renewable energy and urban agriculture to social justice and community resilience. Published in 2010, by |
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Global Climate Change: implications to international public health policy Since 1990, WHO has published a series of reports on climate change and has participated in review processes such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. These activities have outlined key characteristics of the health risks generated by a warming and a more variable climate. However many of the projected impacts on health are avoidable, through a... Published in 2007, by |
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Global Hunger Index 2009. The Challenge of Hunger: Focus on financial crisis and gender inequality The Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that worldwide progress in reducing hunger remains slow. The 2009 global GHI has fallen by only one quarter from the 1990 GHI. Southeast Asia, the Near East and North Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean have reduced hunger significantly since 1990, but the GHI remains distressingly high in South Asia, which has... Published in 2009, by |
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Golden Rice's Lack of lustre Addressing vitamin A deficiency without genetic engineering. Published in 2010, by |
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Growing the Sheltering Tree - Protecting Rights Through Humanitarian Action The aim of this book is to share the unique, often ingenious methods that humanitarian workers have developed to help people under threat survive, for instance, civilians living in zones of conflict or under oppressive regimes. It will be especially useful for field practitioners as it describes practical methods developed to promote respect for fundamental... Published in 2002, by |
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Halving Hunger: Meeting the first Millenium Development Goal through business as unusual IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan presents a report that challenges the way we address the hunger problem in the world. The report argues that new innovative approaches are needed to meet the first MDG of halving the hungry in the world by 2015. These approaches involve 1.Investing in two core pillars: Agriculture and social protection 2.Bring in new... Published in 2010, by |
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HarvestPlus - Le haricot Des millions d’Africains souffrent de carence en fer ou d’anémie ferriprive. En bas âge, pendant l’enfance et durant l’adolescence, cette carence entrave la croissance physique et l’endurance, le développement mental, ainsi que les capacités d’apprentissage. Pour plus de 300 millions de personnes, le haricot joue un rôle important dans le... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus - Le manioc La carence en vitamine A accroît le risque de maladies telles que la diarrhée ou la rougeole et, dans les cas sévères, peut même provoquer la cécité chez les enfants. Le manioc est une culture facilement adaptable qui croît dans les sols peu fertiles et qui est capable de supporter les maladies et la sécheresse. C’est pourquoi il s’agit d’un... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus Bean Strategy Millions of Africans suffer from iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. During infancy, childhood, and adolescence, this deficiency impairs physical growth and endurance, mental development, and learning capacity. For more than 300 million people, beans are an important part of the diet, especially in regions of Africa and Meso- and South America. The... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus brochure générale HarvestPlus est un Challenge Program du Groupe consultatif pour la recherche agricole internationale (CGIAR), une alliance au niveau mondial qui mobilise la science pour aider les populations pauvres. HarvestPlus estime qu’en augmentant la teneur en micronutriments des aliments de base consommés à chaque repas, les cultures biofortifiées pourraient... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus Cassava Strategy Vitamin A deficiency increases the risk of diseases such as diarrhea and measles and, when severe, can even lead to blindness in children. Cassava is an adaptable crop that will grow on marginal soils and is able to withstand disease and drought. For these reasons, it is an important staple food for millions of people around the world, especially among... Published in 2009, by |
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Harvestplus Crop strategy HarvestPlus est un Challenge Program du Groupe consultatif pour la recherche agricole internationale (CGIAR), une alliance au niveau mondial qui mobilise la science pour aider les populations pauvres. HarvestPlus estime qu’en augmentant la teneur en micronutriments des aliments de base consommés à chaque repas, les cultures biofortifiées pourraient... Published in 2011, by |
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HarvestPlus General Brochure HarvestPlus is a Challenge Program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global alliance that mobilizes science to help the poor. HarvestPlus believes that by increasing the micronutrient content of staple foods consumed at each meal, biofortified crops can be an effective tool in reducing micronutrient malnutrition among poor people. Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus in Africa In Africa nearly 200 million people are malnourished and at risk of disease, blindness, stunting, and other illnesses due to micronutrient malnutrition. Hunger and poverty in developing countries are closely linked; 75% percent of the world’s ultra poor (those living on less than 50 cents a day) are in Africa. Most poor Africans rely on diets consisting... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus in Asia According to the World Food Programme, most of the world’s hungry people live in Asia where micronutrient deficiencies are especially serious. Millions of people are at risk of disease from zinc deficiency; children succumb to illness, and can even go blind, from lack of vitamin A; and huge numbers of women, children, and men are weakened by iron deficiency anemia. Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus Maize Strategy Vitamin A deficiency is widely prevalent in Africa and afflicts millions of children, resulting in morbidity, blindness, and even death. For many millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa (and Latin America) maize is a subsistence crop. Maize is also one of the most genetically diverse crops in the world, and scientists have found varieties that have... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus Pearl Millet Strategy Iron deficiency, which is widely prevalent in India, impairs children’s physical growth, mental development, and learning capacity. Anemia is often induced by iron deficiency, and when severe it can increase women’s risk of dying in childbirth. Pearl millet is an important cereal crop in arid and semi-arid tropical regions of Asia and Africa. It is a... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus Rice Strategy Millions of poor people in Asia suffer from hidden hunger, which includes zinc deficiency. Zinc is required for more body functions than any other mineral and is essential for survival. Lack of zinc in the diet inhibits normal growth and development and restricts functioning of the immune system. Rice is the staple food for more than half the world’s... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus Sweet Potato Strategy Children with vitamin A deficiency are at increased risk of severe morbidity from common childhood infections such as diarrheal diseases and measles. In cases of extreme deficiency, they can become blind. More than 95% of the world’s sweet potato crop is grown in developing countries, where it is the fifth most important food crop. African farmers produce... Published in 2009, by |
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HarvestPlus Wheat Strategy Zinc is vital to more body functions than any other mineral. In humans it is a component of more than 200 enzyme systems and is required for normal growth and maintenance of body tissues and of the immune system. Zinc, in short, is essential for survival. Wheat is the second most consumed cereal in Asia, after rice. In South Asia, where micronutrient... Published in 2009, by |
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Healthy growth and nutrition in children Today more than ever, nutrition appears to be a testing ground where differences and inequalities between North and South of the world measure against each other, in particular with regards to childhood. In developed countries, if on the one hand obesity and overweight are dramatically increasing among young people, on the other adults has been affecting... Published in 2010, by |
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Human Health and Well-Being in an Era of Energy Scarcity and Climate Change This publication is an excerpted chapter from The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises that features essays by some of the world’s most provocative thinkers on the key issues shaping our new century, from renewable energy and urban agriculture to social justice and community resilience. Published in 2010, by |
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Implications of Climate Change on undernutrition UNSCN statement prepared for the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (7-18 December 2009). Published in 2009, by |
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Improving Nutrition Through Nuclear Science Good nutrition is essential to health and quality of life. As a United Nations agency dedicated to helping Member States achieve their social and economic goals, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recognizes the importance of good nutrition and is working to address the problems underlying poor nutrition. Published in 2003, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - a Joint Statement - Haiti A call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding and caution about unnecessary and potentially harmful donations and use of breast-milk substitutes. Statement given shortly after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Published in 2010, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - a Joint statement - Model A model joint statement on IFE worked upon and agreed by participants at a regional IFE workshop in Bali in March 2008. This version is based on a joint statement issued by WHO, UNICEF and IFRC during the Indonesia earthquake response. It was developed in the interest of emergency preparedness in the region. Published in 2008, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - Media Guide A two page flyer outlining how the media can help protect and support appropriate and safe infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Published in 2006, by |
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Innocenti Declaration 2005 on Infant and Young Child Feeding A call for action following 15 years since the Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding and the 2002 Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. It calls on governments, manufacturers, NGOs, multilateral and bilateral organizations and financial... Published in 2005, by |
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Le changement climatique: un enjeu pour le développement Fiche d'information sur le changement climatique. Published in 2009, by |
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Learning Package on HIV/AIDS Interventions in Emergency settings - A Policy-Level Briefing Session An integrated learning package has been developed to promote and further support the utilization of the IASC Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Interventions in Emergency Settings. The learning package is comprised of three inter-related sets of materials including: 1. a policy-level briefing session 2. one day workshop design and trainer’s guide 3. a self-study... Published in 2005, by |
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Making pregnancy safer: the critical role of the skilled attendant This statement clearly argues for the rapid training of skilled birth attendants, and suggests how the role of the traditional birth attendant can be transformed into one in which they encourage women to seek care from a skilled attendant. Published in 2004, by |
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Mejorando la Nutrición a través de la Ciencia Nuclear La nutrición adecuada es indespensable para salud y calidad de vida. Como ente de las ONU, dedicado a ayudar a los Estados Mimbros a lograr sus metas sociales y económicas, el OIEA cree en la importancia de mantener un óptimo esta nutricio y trabaja para enfrentar retos en este sentido. Published in 2003, by |
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Multilateral Treaty Framework: An Invitation to Universal Participation. Focus 2001: Rights of Women and Children This publication summarises the objectives and key provisions of 23 multilateral treaties related to the advancement of women's rights and the goal of gender equity, deposited with the UN Secretary-General. These include the Convention and protocol on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women; the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and... Published in 2001, by |
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Nutrition and environment A stand alone brief on nutrition and environment designed to facilitate dialogue between nutrition and other development professionals. Published in 2002, by |
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Nutrition: A Foundation for Development x Published in 2002, by |
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict The protocol sets 18 as the minimum age for direct participation in hostilities, for recruitment into armed groups, and for compulsory recruitment by governments. States may accept volunteers from the age of 16 but must deposit a binding declaration at the time of ratification or accession, setting out their minimum voluntary recruitment age and outlining... Published in 2000, by |
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Perspectives de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale Fiche d'information sur la sécurité alimentaire. Published in 2009, by |
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Policy Brief - HIV, Food Security and Nutrition Why do food security and nutrition matter in responding to HIV? Published in 2008, by |
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Reproductive Health in refugee situations, an Inter-agency Field Manual A manual specifically on reproductive health, produced by a group of agencies. The purposes of the manual are: 1) to serve as a tool to facilitate discussion and decision-making in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of RH interventions; 2) to guide field staff in introducing and/or strengthening RH interventions in refugee situations,... Published in 1999, by |
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Right to Food and Access to Natural Resources Until recently, human rights issues have been the domain of lawyers and human rights campaigners while resource access issues were tackled by technical interventions and political mobilization. Today human rights principles and language are being used to support resource access claims as rights-based approaches empower individuals and groups to gain or... Published in 2007, by |
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Right to Food and Bioenergy Traditional bioenergy is the dominant source of energy for about half of the world’s population and it is used mainly for cooking. This in itself makes access to bioenergy a right to food issue. Increasingly though, modern bioenergy is becoming prominent with a different kind of land-use, based on cash crops and plantations and with the use of... Published in 2007, by |
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Right to Food and Gender All over the world, unequal access to power and resources is central to discrimination against women in the community, market, state and even within their own households. Correcting this inequality is vital to realize women’s right to food. Unequal distribution of food leads to increased malnutrition, which can reduce learning potential, increase... Published in 2007, by |
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Right to Food and HIV / AIDS Enabling people to feed themselves is the primary obligation of states. When individuals are unable to do so, in cases such as when HIV/AIDS makes them physically incapable or when loss of infected parents leaves orphans struggling, the state is obligated to provide direct assistance. Published in 2007, by |
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Right to food and Indigenous Peoples Indigenous peoples are among the world’s most vulnerable groups and poorest socio-ethnic populations. They make up a significant percentage of the food insecure, often facing chronic hunger and malnutrition. Paradoxically, due to a growing dependency on fast food, obesity is also on the rise among some groups. Published in 2007, by |
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Stories from the Pacific: the gendered dimensions of disaster risk management and adaptation to climate change This publication synthesises the issues and outcomes from the Forum on the Gendered Dimensions of Disaster Risk management and Adaptation to Climate Change, held at the forum’s interactive group discussions. It provides a starting point for further discussion and exchange on these important issues. Published in 2009, by |
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The Code of Conduct The Code of Conduct for The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, was developed and agreed upon by eight of the world's largest disaster response agencies in the summer of 1994. The Code of Conduct, like most professional codes, is a voluntary one. It lays down ten points of principle which all humanitarian actors... Published in 1994, by |
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The cultural dimension of food The history of man's relationship with food is an extraordinary social and cultural epic. From the discovery of fire that, to quote Levi Strauss “made human beings human”, to the development of national culinary identities that, according to Rozin, represent the nutritional wisdom of the respective cultures, food is the authentic evidence at every... Published in 2009, by |
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The future of world food security Factsheet on food security. Published in 2009, by |
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The right to adequate food This Fact Sheet explains what the right to adequate food is, illustrates its implications for specific individuals and groups, and elaborates upon State parties’ obligations with respect to this human right. The Fact Sheet also provides an overview of national, regional and international accountability and monitoring mechanisms. Published in 2010, by |
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The right to food and indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples, like everyone else, have a right to adequate food and a fundamental right to be free from hunger. This is stipulated in Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) of 1966 and constitutes binding international law. This means states parties to the ICESCR are obliged to implement the right to... Published in 2008, by |
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The Way Forward on Food and Nutrition Security Statement Prepared by Joachim von Braun (Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute) for the World Summit on Food Security November 16, 2009 Published in 2009, by |
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Training in the management of severe malnutrition this training course on hospital based care of severely malnourished children responds to the urgend need to reduce paediatric deaths related to severe malnurtition in many developing countries Published in 2003, by |
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Two Minutes to Learn About School Meals Brief on WFP's School Meals programme. Published in 2009, by |
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Why infant formula causes deaths due to diarrhoea in emergencies Explains the causes of diarrhoea, how breastfeeding prevents diarrhoea and how infant formula makes infants vulnerable to diarrhoea and the risks during emergencies. Published in 2007, by |