New Delhi, India -- 1 February 2012. Today the Government of Andhra Pradesh in partnership with GAIN – the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition – launched a partnership that will improve access to more than 2 million children to the essential nutrients they need, especially during their critical growth phase in the 1,000 days from conception to their second birthday. New data indicate that the right nutrition during this important window shapes children’s ability to grow and develop to their full potential.

The “Declaration of Support for Breastfeeding in South Africa” is a positive step forward for the nutrition of both mothers and their children in the country.

Efforts in Brazil to position the country as a global model for action

New 20 country study on iodine nutrition advocates mandatory salt iodization
through salt supply chains for households and other key food industries

Belgrade, Serbia, 2 March 2011 — Mandatory salt iodization in the production of salt for households, bakeries and other key food industries have led to vast progress in providing the micronutrient which protects children from the risks of mental disabilities caused by  iodine deficiency in the diet, according to a new report launched here today.