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The UNSCN 2016-2020. Capturing the learnings from its final years
The complexity and magnitude of malnutrition in the world is daunting and far too great for any one United Nations agency or organization to tackle and solve alone. Since its conception in 1977 the [...]The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting people’s food environments: a resource list on Food Systems and Nutrition responses
The global outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has disrupted food systems around the world. Food environments are where people meet the food system. Around the world people’s food environments [...]Nutrition News- Issue 2
In an effort to present nutrition related news at the global and country level, UNSCN and the UNN Secretariats have teamed up to deliver the final edition of Nutrition News, providing a [...]Merger of the UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) and the UN Network for Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN)
Dear partners and colleagues,I am writing to you as the ad interim Chair of the UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) to provide you with an update on the merger of the UN Network for [...]The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of [...]UNSCN Nutrition 45: Nutrition in a Digital World
UNSCN Nutrition 45 – Nutrition in a Digital World Download the journal here, and access the accompanying webinar series here. This year, the 45th edition of UNSCN Nutrition, examines the [...]UNSG Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people around the world. Hundreds of millions of people were already suffering from [...]COVID-19 pandemic: The evolving impact on how people meet the food system
For more than two months now, the world has been living in semi-confinement and the world’s economy moving in slow motion due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Both the disease and the measures [...]2020 Global Nutrition Report
The 2020 Global Nutrition Report looks beyond global and national patterns, revealing significant inequalities in nutrition outcomes within countries and populations. Based on the best-available data, [...]Food Environments in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Impacts and positive policy actions to deliver sustainable healthy diets for all Last updated by the UNSCN Secretariat on 8th April Food environments are rapidly changing The current global [...]What is UNSCN
The UNSCN is a dedicated platform where UN agencies can have an open, substantive and constructive dialogue on nutrition strategies and initiatives. It is also a place where UN agencies can design joint global approaches, and align their positions and actions when addressing the multi-faceted and evolving nutrition challenges as they arise. As an established and respected forum for facilitating dialogue, UNSCN is well placed to act as a catalyst for sharing their knowledge, best practice and cutting edge information, among its members and with other stakeholders.
In 2020, the UN Network for SUN (UNN) merged with the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) to form a new entity, called UN Nutrition. As of 1 January 2021, the UN Nutrition Secretariat, hosted by FAO headquarters, became operational and it can be reached at info@unnutrition.org. Among other benefits, the new entity will help the UN speak with one voice on nutrition and strengthen feedback loops between global and country levels. For further information, visit www.unnutrition.org. An exciting new website is currently under development.
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The UNSCN 2016-2020. Capturing the learnings from its final years
10/05/2021 - The complexity and magnitude of malnutrition in the world is daunting and far too great for any one United Nations agency or organization to tackle and solve alone. Since its conception in 1977 the [...]
UNICEF - Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
10/02/2021 - Overweight and obesity are a growing threat to children’s well-being globally, largely driven by a trap of unhealthy and highly processed foods combined with a lack of physical activity and [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting people’s food environments: a resource list on Food Systems and Nutrition responses
02/02/2021 - The global outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has disrupted food systems around the world. Food environments are where people meet the food system. Around the world people’s food environments [...]
WHO Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet
12/01/2021 - Every year, unhealthy diets are responsible for millions of deaths and lost years of good health. Urgent action is needed to stop the growing consumption of foods and beverages that lead to unhealthy [...]
UNICEF Nutrition Strategy 2020–2030: Nutrition, for Every Child
07/12/2020 - The UNICEF Nutrition Strategy 2020–2030: Nutrition, for Every Child outlines UNICEF’s strategic intent to support national governments and partners in upholding children’s [...]
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