nutrition

Urgent action needed to counter nutrition deficiencies in developing world - UN

24 March 2004
Up to a third of the world's people do not meet their physical and intellectual potential because of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and without urgent action to fortify and supplement foods children in developing nations will remain at risk of underachieving, according to a new United Nations report released today.
USG Catherine Bertini

World grows richer, but poor still face massive nutritional deficiencies - UN report

22 March 2004
Despite some progress in improving nutrition among the world's poor, improvements have failed to keep pace with the overall climate of global economic growth, according to a new United Nations report.