Nutrition

ROME, 23 June 2022 – "Board President Ashan, Executive Director Beasley, Excellencies, Friends, "Thank you. I am honored to join you today and humbled by what I have heard. "I am very happy to be in Rome – home to the three most important global food and agriculture organizations: WFP, FAO, and IFAD. Individually and collectively, you are helping…

NEW YORK, 17 May 2022 —  "Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends. "I am honored to welcome you to UNICEF House for this critical conversation.   "I want to acknowledge and thank the United States Government, and my co-host, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, for putting children at the center of the discussion on…

NEW YORK, 4 May 2022 – "Thank you [moderator], and thank you [WFP Executive Director] David Beasley, [FAO Director General] Qu Dongyu, and [EU Commissioner] Jutta Urpilainen for leading this critical discussion. "We are here to take stock of a somber reality. As we have heard already today, the world is once again on the verge of a global food…

NEW YORK, 7 December 2021 - "Excellencies, distinguished partners, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of UNICEF, I extend my sincere thanks to the Government of Japan for hosting this important summit and for Japan’s global leadership on nutrition. "Progress in nutrition is possible and is happening at scale – since 2000, the world has reduced the…

Thank you for the warm welcome. I am delighted to join you today for this discussion on food systems and youth. My favourite part of being Executive Director of UNICEF is the opportunity to meet with and hear from children and young people around the world. Over the last four years, I have had the privilege to speak with children and young people…

NEW YORK, 12 July 2021 - "Thank you, colleagues, participants and friends. "UNICEF appreciates the close collaboration across our agencies to make this important report happen once again this year. "And most of all, we appreciate — and celebrate — the inspiring progress the world has made in recent years. Progress that is captured in this report…

National governments have the primary responsibility of upholding children’s and women’s rights to nutrition. To do this effectively, they need strong, resilient systems that help prevent all forms of malnutrition and deliver timely treatment and care when prevention falls short. Multiple systems – including food, health and social protection –…, Resources, Publisher Title UNICEF UNICEF Nutrition Data UNICEF Nutrition Data UNICEF Food Systems for Children: UNICEF in Action for Food Systems Transformation Food Systems for Children: UNICEF in Action for Food Systems Transformation UNICEF Nutrition, for every child Nutrition, for Every Child: UNICEF Nutrition Strategy, 2020–2030 UNICEF The State of the…, UNICEF’s response, UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2019 State of the World’s Children 2019 report highlighted the failure of food systems to deliver nutritious, safe and affordable diets for children, and issued a call to action to realize every child’s right to adequate nutrition over the next decade. Our approach to transforming food systems is based on the…, Ten key actions to improve young children's diets, Food system 1. Increase the availability and affordability of nutritious foods – including fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish, meat and fortified foods – by incentivizing their production, distribution and retailing.  2. Implement national standards and legislation to protect young children from unhealthy processed and ultra-processed foods and…

Countries with poor nutrition governance have weak or limited policies protecting maternal and child nutrition – and few accountability mechanisms. Decision-making may be influenced by political or corporate interests rather than the nutrition needs and rights of children and women. In these settings, the most vulnerable are often least able to…, Resources, Publisher Title UNICEF Nutrition, for every child Nutrition, for Every Child: UNICEF Nutrition Strategy, 2020–2030 UNICEF The State of the World’s Children 2019 The State of the World’s Children, 2019: Children, food and nutrition UNICEF UNICEF Global Annual Results Report 2020: Goal Area 1 Nutrition, for Every Child: Global Annual Results Report…, UNICEF’s response, A man in Pakistan holds a child, in 2006. A man in Pakistan holds a child in 2006. UNICEF helps strengthen the capacities of governments for good nutrition governance. To do this, we convene strategic partnerships, UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women generate data , share knowledge, advocate for children’s right to…

Emergencies around the world have become increasingly complex and protracted. Driven by conflict, climate change, Child nutrition and COVID-19 epidemics , and disasters, humanitarian crises are leaving millions of children and women malnourished and jeopardizing their survival, growth and development. Humanitarian crises are often characterized by…, Resources, Publisher Title UNICEF UNICEF Nutrition Data UNICEF Nutrition Data Global Nutrition Cluster Global Nutrition Cluster Global Nutrition Cluster Website Global Nutrition Cluster Technical Alliance Global Nutrition Cluster Technical Alliance Global Nutrition Cluster Technical Alliance Website UNICEF Core Commitments for Children Core Commitments to…, UNICEF’s response, Sham, 3 months old, receives her vaccinations in one of the UNICEF-supported health clinics in Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan, in 2019. Three-month-old Sham receives her vaccinations in one of the UNICEF-supported health clinics in Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan, in 2019. UNICEF’s actions to prevent and treat malnutrition during emergencies are guided by…

Wasting is the most immediate, visible and life-threatening form of malnutrition. It results from the failure to prevent malnutrition among the most vulnerable children. Children with wasting are too thin and their immune systems are weak, leaving them vulnerable to developmental delays, disease and death. Some children affected by wasting also…, Resources, Publisher Title UNICEF Famine Prevention and Mitigation, UNICEF Position Paper UNICEF No Time To Waste. Improving diets, services and practices for the prevention, early detection and treatment of wasting in early childhood UNICEF Child Nutrition UNICEF Nutrition Data WHO, WFP, SCN, UNICEF WHO, WFP, SCN and UNICEF Joint Statement on Community-…, UNICEF’s response, When efforts to prevent malnutrition fall short, early detection and treatment of children with wasting and other life-threatening forms of malnutrition are critical to save their lives and put them on the path to healthy growth and development. In most cases, children with wasting can be treated with Nutrition ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF…

Women have distinct nutritional requirements throughout their life – especially before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, when nutritional vulnerability is greatest. Ensuring women have nutritious diets and adequate services and care is fundamental for the survival and well-being of mothers and their children. Before pregnancy, women…, Resources, Publisher Title UNICEF Undernourished and Overlooked Nutrition Crisis Girls and Women Undernourished and Overlooked: A global nutrition crisis in adolescent girls and women UNICEF Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation: An approach to improving women’s nutrition during pregnancy and preventing low birthweight  UNICEF UNICEF Nutrition Data UNICEF…, UNICEF’s response, A mother, 19 years old, breastfeeds her infant in India, in 2010. A mother, 19 years old, breastfeeds her infant in India, in 2010. Improving women’s diets, access to nutrition services, and nutrition and care practices – before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding – is critical to preventing malnutrition in all its forms. This is…

After early childhood, middle childhood and adolescence – the period from age 5 to 19 – is a second window of opportunity for growth, psychosocial development, and establishing lifelong dietary and lifestyle habits. Good nutrition during this period fuels growing brains and bodies, and improves school enrolment, educational achievement and…, Resources,     Publisher Title UNICEF A Systems Approach to Improving Children’s Diets A Systems Approach to Improving Children’s Diets UNICEF Shifting the Narrative on Childhood Overweight & Obesity: A new playbook for effective advocacy Shifting the Narrative on Childhood Overweight & Obesity: A new playbook for effective advocacy UNICEF Food…, UNICEF’s response, Kufekisa (18 yrs), Dorcas (17 yrs), Haggar (19 yrs) and Joshua (17 yrs) are all learners at the Nampundwe Secondary School who received education bursaries as part of the UNICEF supported SEEVCA sites in the Shibuyunji District Lusaka. Students at the Nampundwe Secondary School in Zambia, 2020. The prevention of malnutrition in school-age children…