Putting Nutrition on the Plate: A Call to Action for Child Lens Investors
- 18/04/2024
In 2023, Criterion Institute and UNICEF partnered to develop child lens investing: an emerging field that intentionally integrates considerations of child rights and wellbeing into investment processes. Understanding is growing of the opportunity that exists for increasing economic, social, and environmental impact by considering children when making investments.
The Unique Role of Governments in Food Systems Governance
- 22/04/2024
In a perfect world, functional food systems would provide multiple benefits for everyone, including healthy diets, environmental sustainability, and improved livelihoods . Unfortunately, we live in a far from perfect world. Over three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, some 735 million people face hunger, and obesity rates are on the rise .
Coordinating National And Sub-National Action For Food Systems Transformation
- 22/04/2024
As countries develop their National Pathways for food systems transformation, one emerging need is to ensure policies land at different levels. A truly effective ‘national’ policy must span all sub-national areas.
GAIN Interview Cruncher: Tackling Equity in our Food Systems
In this Interview Cruncher, we'll address the specific challenges faced by women and girls within food systems, exploring how these imbalances contribute to health inequities and malnutrition risks. We'll examine the urgency of addressing these issues in light of missed SDG targets and the role of human rights in fostering equality.
Webinar: COP28 – what does it mean for Nutrition in Emergencies Practitioners?
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During this coffee chat, the panel will unpack and demystify the COP and what it means for NIE practitioners.
ATACH Global Meeting: Transforming health systems in the face of climate change
- Madrid, Spain, Global
Building on the health outcomes of COP26, COP27 and COP28, particularly the Health Day, COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health, the Global Goal on Adaptation, the Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda, and the Guiding Principles on Financing Climate and Health Solutions, members of the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) will convene to agree on how these outcomes should shape the priorities of the ATACH moving forward responding to country demands and promoting a better understanding of the barriers and opportunities to progress this important agenda. Members will also share experiences and expertise for building climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems.
Supporting Transformation of Food Systems to Nourish People and Planet: Our Policy Focus
- 12/02/2024
This brief describes how and why we take the approach we do at both national and global levels, including key features of the way we work.
World Breastfeeding Week 2024
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World-over, the first week of August is observed as ‘Breastfeeding Week’. This global campaign aims to raise awareness about breastfeeding and its advantages. World Breastfeeding Week, coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), revolves around strengthening the capacity of actors that protect, promote and support breastfeeding across different levels of society.