GAIN Discussion Paper Series 4 - Defining urban governance for nutrition - Implications for enabling better nutrition for cities

- 27/04/2020

The world is urbanising rapidly, and malnutrition in urban areas (including both undernutrition and overweight/obesity) is an increasing problem. City policymakers in all countries are well placed to address urban malnutrition by virtue of their access to a wide variety of policy-level entry-points to food access and physical activity.

Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference and Second Global Summit on Food Fortification to take place November 8 to 13, 2020

We are pleased to announce 8 through 13 November, 2020 as the new dates for the Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference , 8 and 9 November 2020 as the new dates for the Second Global Summit on Food Fortification in Bangkok, Thailand.

Supply Chain Analysis for Nutrition tool (SCAN)

- 02/04/2020

Food supply chains are challenged to deliver affordable, safe and nutritious food. GAIN has developed a tool for analysing specific supply chains identify weaknesses or bottlenecks and suggesting potential interventions to improve nutrition along the supply chain, i.e. Supply Chain Analysis for Nutrition (SCAN). Supply chains structure how goods and services move from producers to consumers and are key components of the food system. 

Call to intensify support to the 2020 Nutrition for Growth Summit in Japan

Following the postponement of the Olympics to 2021 due to COVID-19, many people have asked whether the Nutrition for Growth Summit (N4G) is still scheduled to be held in Tokyo in December 2020. The N4G Summit has a symbolic link to the Games, having been initiated alongside the London Olympics, and is being hosted by Japan with a focus on nutrition and universal health coverage.

GAIN Discussion Paper Series 3 - Promoting nutritious foods choices through the use of front-of-package labels and visual cues

- 27/03/2020

Devising strategies to support consumer food choices is a high priority for the food systems and health agenda. Front-of-package labels (FOPL) provide visible nutrition information on packaged foods and have been introduced in 55 countries.

GAIN Convening Paper Series 6 - Front-of-pack labelling and visual cues as tools to influence consumer food choices in low- and middle-income countries

- 27/03/2020

Most front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) systems operate in high-income countries (HICs) on packaged foods purchased in a supermarket setting. To explore the role that FOPL and other types of visual cues could play in supporting consumers’ ability to choose nutritious foods in LMICs, GAIN convened three workshops in 2018-2019.

The COVID-19 Crisis and Food Systems: addressing threats, creating opportunities

With the spread of COVID-19 we find ourselves plunged into a global health crisis. By most accounts we are only at the early stages of the pandemic so it is going to reshape economy, society and politics, probably permanently.

Geneva Food Systems Dialogues

06 April 2020Geneva, Global

The Food Systems Dialogues are a global series of facilitated round-table discussions that encourage collective action for transforming food systems. The dialogue aims to bring together diverse actors in food systems to share perspectives, examine opportunities, and understand trade-offs for change.

GAIN announces new board appointments

The Chair of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Catherine Bertini, today announced the appointment of two new GAIN Board members: Cherrie Atilano and Sheryl Fofaria. Board appointees serve a three-year term which will begin in June 2020 at the GAIN Board meeting in the Hague, Netherlands.

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.