Policy brief - integrating adolescent nutrition within the national development strategy "nourishing our present and future"

- 20/05/2019

Adolescence is defined as the period of 10-19 years. In 2017, almost one out of five Indonesians was an adolescent (44.93 million adolescents). Nutrition is one of the cornerstones for adolescent health. Adolescence is a life stage for physical growth and an opportunity for developing healthy dietary practices.

Investing in the future of Bangladesh - Cost effective interventions to improve adolescents nutrition

- 19/05/2019

Bangladesh’s ambitions for middle-income status require the energy and creativity of the next generation. Investments in the nutrition of adolescents will enable this potential by realizing the demographic dividend.

Reflections on the importance of public-private sector engagement to increase affordable nutritious food options for children in Ethiopia

Access to fortified foods for infants and young children can be difficult, especially for low-income families. Having worked in different civil society organisations, I see how powerful the partnerships the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has with the market-based actors. Through public-private engagements, we work to increase the access to and create the demand for nutritious food for caregivers to give to their children. Placing extra attention on affordability makes my work extra meaningful.

Are we failing on maternal nutrition?

Maternal nutrition has often been a neglected area and the global burden of maternal undernutrition in low-and middle-income countries remains staggeringly high. An estimated 450 million women have short stature, 240 million are underweight with a body mass index below 18.5, and 496 million are anaemic.

Global leaders commit more than $US3 billion to address hunger and nutrition crisis

The Governments of Canada and Bangladesh, in partnership with the Government of Japan, today hosted a virtual launch of the Nutrition for Growth Year of Action, setting in motion a year-long effort to address a global hunger and nutrition crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nutrition For Growth - Year of Action

14 December 2020Online Webinar, Global

The Governments of Canada and Bangladesh, in partnership with the Government of Japan and with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, cordially invite you to the launch of a Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Year of Action. The event will showcase new policy and financing commitments to nutrition from a range of stakeholders and will formally launch a Nutrition For Growth Year of Action, that includes milestone events leading up to the Summit in Tokyo in late December 2021. 

International Women's Day-2021

03 August 2021Online Webinar, Global

A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So let's all choose to challenge. How will you help forge a gender equal world? Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.

World Children’s Day 2021

20 November 2021Online Webinar, Global

World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare.

EAT@Home - Side Sessions

02 December 2020- 16 December 2020Online Webinar, Global

The Side Sessions will be organized as "deep dive" dialogues, consultations, webinars, etc. on specific topics within and across the five UN Food Systems Summit action tracks.