nutrition

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.
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.
Photo: World Bank/Julio Pantoja
World Bank/Julio Pantoja

UN chief hails progress in scaling up maternal and child nutrition worldwide

27 September 2012
High-level political and private sector officials today met in New York to fight childhood and maternal under-nutrition with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praising the progress made so far, while stressing the importance of continuing to boost efforts on this front.