nutrition

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva closes the General Debate of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) at FAO Headquarters in Rome.
FAO/Alessandra Benedetti

UN conference generates renewed global momentum to eradicate malnutrition

21 November 2014
In a move hailed as renewed global momentum to end hunger, leaders from over 170 countries attending a United Nations nutrition conference which concluded today, pledged to establish national policies aimed at eradicating malnutrition – in all its forms from, hunger to obesity – and transform food systems to make nutritious diets available to all.
Pope Francis addresses the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) at FAO Headquarters in Rome.
FAO/Giulio Napolitano

Pope Francis urges concrete action in global nutrition challenge at UN conference in Rome

20 November 2014
Pope Francis today urged leaders attending a United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) nutrition conference in Rome to view food and nutrition and the environment as global public issues at a time when nations are more tightly linked with each other than ever before.
Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Pre-Conference parliamentarian event in Rome, Italy.
FAO/Alessia Pierdomenico

Ahead of major conference, UN official urges ‘collective effort’ to boost global nutrition

18 November 2014
The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called on lawmakers from around the world to engage in a “collective effort” to build a platform for healthier diets and improve nutrition for their constituents ahead of a critical global nutrition conference set to open Wednesday in Rome, Italy.
Good nutrition requires more sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems.
FAO/Verena Urrutia

UN launches ‘pocketbook’ on nutrition ahead of major conference in Rome

17 November 2014
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has today published a comprehensive pocketbook of nutrition-related data covering all regions of the world ahead of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) taking place in Rome this week.
A man sells potatoes in the street outside the central market in Yerevan, Armenia.
FAO/Johan Spanner

Europe, Central Asia face nutritional deficits in some countries – UN agency

1 April 2014
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) paints a picture of persistent nutrition problems due to vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and stunted growth in its latest snapshot of the Europe and Central Asia.