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SCN News No 28 - Nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals

UN Standing Committee on Nutrition

Published in : 2004

Available in : English

On 22 March 2004, international development practitioners and nutrition technocrats and scientists met at the United Nations in New York for the SCN Symposium on Nutrition as the key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Symposium focused on nutrition’s role in accelerating improvements in poverty reduction, sustainable development and health, particularly in women and children. This issue of SCN News features key Symposium presentations delivered by some of the most influential leaders in development today.

Documents :
SCN News No 28 (PDF, 2.80Mb)

Originally posted at : UNSCN - Publications

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Complementary feeding, general, Interventions, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Accountability, Accountability, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Food chain, food production and processing, Malaria, Multi-sectoral, Poverty, Programmes, Stunting, Women and girls

Life-cycle focus : Lactation, Infancy, Pre-school age, Adolescence

Resource types : Newsletters

Locations : Kenya

Working groups : Breastfeeding and complementary feeding, Capacity Development in Food and Nutrition, Household Food Security, Micronutrients, Nutrition of School-Age Children, Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle, Nutrition, Ethics and Human Rights