nutrition

News in Brief 22 September 2021

  • Afghanistan’s health care system on brink of collapse: Tedros 
  • US-China commitments on climate action welcomed 
  • Children’s diets did not improve in last decade, ‘could get much worse’ 
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Over 1.9 billion people in Asia-Pacific unable to afford a healthy diet: UN report

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and surging food prices are keeping almost two billion people in Asia and the Pacific from healthy diets, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday.

FAO podcast – The UN’s FAO at 75: Fight to end hunger continues 

In this final special 75th anniversary podcast from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Andre Vornic looks at the continuing struggle to not just keep people alive, but help them thrive through access to healthy, nutritious food, on an equitable basis. 

The agency in 2021 is working on finally achieving food security for all – with nutrition, diplomacy, technological advances and environmental sustainability all in play. 

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