nutrition

Photo: WHO/SEARO/Anuradha Sarup
WHO/SEARO/Anuradha Sarup

Women need accurate information, support to promote breastfeeding, says UN agency

30 July 2013
The United Nations health agency today called for ensuring that women have accurate information and support regarding the importance of breastfeeding, after a new report found that only 1 in 5 countries fully implement international guidelines about the marketing of breast-milk substitutes.
Photo: World Bank/Maria Fleischmann
World Bank/Maria Fleischmann

New UN initiative seeks to give children better start by boosting nutrition for mothers

7 June 2013
Two United Nations agencies are launching a new partnership to improve nutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding women to ensure that children get a good start toward a healthy and productive life.
A healthy diet can help to alleviate risk factors for a range of chronic diseases linked to obesity.
World Bank/Maria Fleischmann

UN outlines actions to help tackle ‘double threat’ of childhood obesity, undernutrition

6 June 2013
The United Nations health agency has issued new guidance to help low- and middle-income countries tackle the emerging double threat of childhood obesity and undernutrition, and halt the growing burden of associated diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
Child's arm being measured to assess his nutritional state at a feeding centre in Dahakula village, Bangladesh.
WFP/S. Noorani

Leadership, commitment keys to winning battle against undernutrition, UN agency says

6 June 2013
With 165 million children around the world who are stunted as a result of undernutrition, the United Nations children’s agency has reiterated its calls to invest in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life.
Photo: UNMISS/James Sokiri
UNMISS/James Sokiri

New nutrition strategies needed to help world cope with changing diets – UN official

15 March 2013
Integrated nutrition strategies are need to help people cope with alterations in their diets prompted by urbanization, economic growth and lifestyle changes in many parts of the world, a United Nations official said today.