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The UN Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025

WEBOn 1st of April, the General Assembly proclaimed the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition, 2016-2025. UNSCN, together with its members, welcomes this important step …

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The Right to Health

WEB1 Introduction As human beings, our health and the health of those we care about is a matter of daily concern. Regardless of our age, gender, socio-economic

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UNSCN 6th Report on the World Nutrition Situation

WEBChapters. This Sixth report on the world nutrition situation by the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) is part of a series of UNSCN publications …

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Climate Change and Nutrition

WEBClimate change can be considered a pandemic because of its sweeping effects on the health of humans and the natural systems we depend on (ie, planetary health). These …

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Supporting Member States to achieve the NCD-related …

WEBUNSCN Discussion Paper - Water and Nutrition. Harmonizing actions for the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition and the UN Water Action Decade Progress for both …

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Focusing Resources on Effective School Health: a FRESH start to

WEBBack Focusing Resources on Effective School Health: a FRESH start to enhancing the quality and equity of education . In April, 2000, WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World …

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The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting people’s food

WEBRecent news. Back The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting people’s food environments: a resource list on Food Systems and Nutrition responses. The global …

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Nutrition Targets and Indicators for the

WEBPriority list of recommended nutrition targets and indicators. 1. Prevalence of stunting (low height-for-age) in children under. 5 years of age. 2. Prevalence of wasting (low weight …

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Third UN High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases …

WEB4 Third UN High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases Further, in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), …

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74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74)

WEB17-30 September 2019New York City, US The 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) will open on 17 September 2019. The first day of the - UNSCN

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Nutrition and Gender

WEBThe socially constructed gender roles of men and women interact with their biological roles to affect the nutrition status of the entire family and of each gender. Because of women’s …

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Nutrition and Agriculture

WEBNutrition and Agriculture. Agricultureand nutrition are linked in many ways. People have long recognized the most obvious connec- tion—food security is one of the three pillars …

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United Nations Summit on Biodiversity

WEBRecent news. Back United Nations Summit on Biodiversity. 30 September 2020, New York. The United Nations Summit on Biodiversity will be convened by the President of the …

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Rapid health assessment of refugee or displaced populations

WEBFor the purpose of this guide, we will refer to both groups as "displaced persons". 1.2. The objective and place of rapid health assessments. emergency, objectives rapid …

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Nutrition and Noncommunicable diseases: critical to take …

WEBThe global health threat posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is enormous. NCDs are responsible for 63% of 57 million deaths worldwide and they are disproportionately …

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Managing Successful Nutrition Programmes

WEBA Report on Managing Successful Nutrition Programmes is a contribution of the SCN to what should become an increasing catalogue of similar results of diverse nutrition …

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UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies

WEBV Handbook for Emergencies Table of Contents Page Section Chapter Number I Using the handbook III II Table of contents V III Introduction VI IV UNHCR mission statement X I. …

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United Nations Summit on Biodiversity

WEBUpcoming events. Back United Nations Summit on Biodiversity. 30 September 2020, New York. The United Nations Summit on Biodiversity will be convened by the President of …

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TheJohnsHopkins andRedCross RedCrescent Public …

WEBForeword Public health guide for emergencies I 1 Foreword Foreword This is the second edition of The Johns Hopkins and International Federation of Red Cross and Red …

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TIMOTHY JOHNS AND PABLO B. EYZAGUIRRE ENVIRONMENT …

WEBNutrition research provides essential information on how environmental degradation can lead to major nutrition-related health problems such as malnutrition, infectious …

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