On 22 June 2023 (Thursday, 9.00 to 10.30 AM EST/2.00 to 3.30 PM BST) Nutrition Connect and IFSS Portal, and Glocolearning, will host a 90-minute virtual workshop to highlight the central role of partnerships in ushering systemic change, by exemplifying practical approaches in food systems.
Learn about the newly available diet quality data for 56 countries and access country-specific data collection tools on Dietquality.org. The website offers interactive features, ready-to-use survey modules, and an indicator calculator for analysing data. Join the webinar to explore these tools and engage in discussions.
On 7 June, World Food Safety Day, FAO and WHO will host a hybrid high-level event where participants can learn how food safety standards contribute to saving lives. The event will expand on this year’s theme for World Food Safety Day, "Food standards save lives".
This high-level event is being held in the sidelines of the 76th World Health Assembly advances the Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition, which officially launched at the 2022 Global Climate Conference (COP27).
GAIN and partners are organising the World Health Assembly, WHA76 side event "Joining Forces to Improve Adolescent Nutrition" which calls for greater investment in adolescent nutrition and support to WHO member states to develop policies and programmes that support healthy diets and lifestyles.
The WHA resolution on safe and effective food fortification has united the health policy, disability rights, and nutrition sectors behind an effort to prevent micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida and other neural tube defects.
The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organisation, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget.
This conference aims to make a substantial contribution to the UN Food Systems Summit’s follow-up process, in view of the first Stock-Taking Moment that is tentatively scheduled for June/July 2023 (TBC).
The Global Dialogue on Food Systems Transformation is being held on April 20-21, 2023, with the objective of engaging industry stakeholders in G20 countries to shape the future of food systems and showcasing implementation models for food system transformation.
This resolution is particularly timely given rising levels of hunger and malnutrition resulting from the current global food crisis. Join the global #futurefortified community on Tuesday 4 April for a webinar to learn more about this important global initiative and what you can do to support it.