Past events
CSW62: Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls
12/03/2018 - 12 - 23 March 2018, UN Headquarters, New York (USA) This year the CSW will address as its priority theme ‘Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the [...]
International Women’s Day 2018
08/03/2018 - 8 March 2018, IFAD HQ, Rome 10:00 – 12:00 (reception and Gender Share Fair will follow) The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...]
Using Harmonized Individual Quantitative Food Consumption Data
06/03/2018 - An introduction to the FAO/WHO Global Individual Consumption Data (GIFT) Tool 6 March 2018 - 09:00 DC | 15:00 Rome (English) Many policymakers and programme managers rely on food availability [...]
Advancing Research (and Policy) on Nutrition and Agriculture - IFPRI Policy Seminar
22/02/2018 - Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm (EST)IFPRIWashington, DC The agricultural sector has long been viewed as a major driver of poverty reduction and food security in [...]
Investment for Nutrition, UNSCN-IFPRI Joint Policy Seminar
08/02/2018 - Thursday, February 8, 2018 - 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm (EST)IFPRIWashington, DC Today, nearly 1 in 3 persons globally suffers from at least one form of malnutrition – undernutrition, [...]
HLPE consultation on the V0 draft of the Report: Multi-stakeholder Partnerships (MSPs) to Finance and Improve Food Security and Nutrition in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda
30/01/2018 - Deadline: 19 February 2018 During its 43rd Plenary Session (17-21 October 2016), the CFS requested the HLPE to produce a report on “Multistakeholder Partnerships to Finance and Improve [...]
Day to promote the 2030 Agenda
04/12/2017 - UN Agencies in Spain have organised an event to showcase the Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) and how it will be implemented in Spain. The event took place on 4 December at the Auditorio [...]
3rd International Conference on Global Food Security: Global Challenges, Local Solutions and Connected Pathways
03/12/2017 - In association with the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security and the Universities of Pretoria and the Western Cape. The five core conference themes reflect an integrated approach to [...]
UNSCN News 43: Call for Contributions
24/11/2017 - UNSCN NEWS is the flagship, peer-reviewed publication of the UNSCN. The 2018 edition will focus on equity, equality and non-discrimination as drivers of good nutrition. Inherent barriers exist in [...]
International Conference on Iodine in Food Systems and Health
15/11/2017 - This first international conference on Iodine in Food Systems and Health will be held 15-17 November 2017 in Pisa, Italy. It is organized by the World Iodine Association to bring together stakeholders [...]
Regional Symposia on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
10/11/2017 - Although the Decade of Action creates an enabling political environment for turning commitments into action, countries need additional technical support to translate their political will into [...]
WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable diseases
18/10/2017 - Date: 18–20 October 2017 Place: Montevideo, Uruguay World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing the Global Conference on Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs): Enhancing policy coherence [...]
Call for experiences and good practices in the use and application of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
17/10/2017 - Deadline: 30 November 2017 CFS invites you to share experiences and good practices on the use and application of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of [...]
2018 DHS Fellows Program for University Faculty from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, South Africa, Timor-Leste, and Zimbabwe
16/10/2017 - Application Deadline: November 10, 2017 The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program is now accepting applications for the 2018 DHS Fellows Program. The primary objectives of the program [...]
Action Against Hunger: Research for Nutrition Conference
16/10/2017 - 13 November 2017, Paris, France Research for Nutrition Conference will present the latest research results on prevention, treatment, and measurement of undernutrition in humanitarian contexts. The [...]
