Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
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    The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition.

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      Our programmatic work directly impacts over a billion people worldwide and drives the policy changes we advocate with partners. These programmes aim to transform food systems, ensuring sustainable, healthier diets for everyone especially those most at risk of malnutrition and vulnerability.

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      Cross-cutting themes are co-benefits of work that we do with the primary aim of healthier diets for all.

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    Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Food Systems for Children and Adolescents Special Issue

Food Systems for Children and Adolescents Special Issue

- 20/11/2020

As conveners of the Global Consultation on Food Systems for Children and Adolescents and this Special Issue, UNICEF and GAIN are confident that the evidence presented in this Special Issue will be useful for food system reorientations in support of improved diet quality among children and adolescents.
Fortifying the role of SMEs to improve children’s diets in Ethiopia

Fortifying the role of SMEs to improve children’s diets in Ethiopia

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) shoulder responsibility for around 50% of the food production and 70-100% of food sales in sub-Saharan Africa for key foods such as fruits and vegetables, animal-source foods, and cereals and legumes.  As Ethiopia’s population is swiftly shifting to more urban environments, so are food habits, with 83% of foods and beverages purchased in markets, as opposed to 47% in rural areas. 
It’s time to put children and adolescents at the forefront of efforts to transform food systems

It’s time to put children and adolescents at the forefront of efforts to transform food systems

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) launched today "Food Systems for Children and Adolescents", a special issue of the international journal Global Food Security. This special collection of 11 articles calls for an urgent transformation of food systems that work for and with children. 
Pakistan: New Adolescent Nutrition Strategy boosts engagement with all stakeholders

Pakistan: New Adolescent Nutrition Strategy boosts engagement with all stakeholders

A joint undertaking by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Government of Pakistan, UNICEF and The World Health Organization (WHO), the Pakistan Adolescent Nutrition Strategy and Operational Strategy (PANS) examines the nutritional status of a long-overlooked population and charts out a bold road map for action.
#WorldEggDay – Celebrating the unsung Food Heroes of COVID-19

#WorldEggDay – Celebrating the unsung Food Heroes of COVID-19

Eggs are packed with essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, but too few enjoy access to this critical source of protein. This week, GAIN is celebrating this "super food" and honouring the contributions of "food heroes" - individuals who throughout the COVID-19 pandemic have continued to bring eggs to market and onto the table, especially for young children.
@UNGA75 Standing Together for Nutrition: COVID-19 and Global Malnutrition

@UNGA75 Standing Together for Nutrition: COVID-19 and Global Malnutrition

24 September 2020Online Webinar, Global

As the birthplace of the decade of action on nutrition 2016-2025, UNGA is the natural platform to bring leaders together to highlight the impact of COVID-19 on malnutrition and how we move forward to mitigate the damage.
Breastmilk - the best infant food

Breastmilk - the best infant food

- 05/08/2020

Experts estimate that in low- and middle-income countries, optimal breastfeeding has the potential to prevent more than 800,000 deaths in children under age 5 and 20,000 deaths in women every year. Despite this, breastfeeding remains underexploited globally. While the progress seen is positive, there is still a long way to go to achieve global nutrition targets.
Manual for the manufacture of complementary foods - Africa

Manual for the manufacture of complementary foods - Africa

- 09/07/2020

These manuals have been prepared for use by persons and organisations wishing to manufacture and supply complementary foods in different countries. The manuals have been specifically prepared for use in the countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Rwanda and contain generic information that will be applicable irrespective of the country concerned but also contain specific information relating to the four aforementioned countries.
GAIN Discussion Paper Series 5 - The role of animal-source foods in healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems

GAIN Discussion Paper Series 5 - The role of animal-source foods in healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems

- 20/05/2020

Animal-source foods (ASF; meat, poultry, fish, dairy, and eggs) have attracted considerable attention for both their role in diets and their environmental impacts - and their production also plays an important role in livelihoods, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
GAIN Briefing Paper Series 2 - Animal-source foods for human and planetary health

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 2 - Animal-source foods for human and planetary health

- 28/02/2020

Animal-source foods (ASF) have long been important components of human diets, providing essential macro- and micronutrients. However, ASF production has increasingly been scrutinised as a driver of negative global environmental change, including climate change.

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