Nutrition

In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2015/216 and past practices, the Secretary-General has the honour to transmit the report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators.

Publication Date:

17/12/2015

Source: United Nations Economic and Social Council

Tags:

Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Poverty, Food Security, Health, Education, Environment, Nutrition, Climate Change, Energy, Water Supply, Sanitation, Ecosystems

Climate Change

2015–2016 El Niño: Early action and response for agriculture, food security and nutrition

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has as its Strategic Objective 5 to “Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises”. In support of its national counterparts, FAO aims to address the current and future needs of vulnerable people affected by the 2015‒2016 El Niño event.

Publication Date:

14/12/2015

Source: FAO

Tags:

El Nino, Extreme Weather Events, Natural Disasters, Climate Change, Agriculture, Food Security, Nutrition, Global

Health

Shri Nadda releases India Health Report: Nutrition 2015" and Global Nutrition Report"

India committed to work with all stakeholders to eradicate malnutrition: Shri Nadda

Publication Date:

11/12/2015

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Nutrition, India, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Food Security, Malnutrition, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Health

Health

India Health Report: Nutrition 2015

The India Health Report on Nutrition 2015 offers a critical analysis of the current situation with nutrition at the national and state levels in India. It provides easy-to-understand, state-wise data dashboards for 28 states and Delhi that give a comprehensive view of nutrition and its determinants.

Publication Date:

10/12/2015

Source: Public Health Foundation of India

Tags:

Nutrition, Child Health, Children, India, Women, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Statistics, Maternal Health

Health

A multilevel analysis of the relationship between parental migration and left-behind children’s macronutrient intakes in rural China

China’s internal migration has left 61 million children living apart from their parent(s) in rural areas. The present study aimed to examine whether the relative contributions of macronutrients (protein, fat and carbohydrate) to total energy intake differ between children left behind by the father or mother, compared with children from intact families.

Publication Date:

08/12/2015

Author(s): Nan Zhang, Laia Bécares, Tarani Chandola

Source: Public Health Nutrition

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1-5

Tags:

Migration, Child Health, Nutrition, China, Nutritional Diseases, Obesity

Health

Gambia: U.S.$15.8 Million Project Launched On Building Resilience Against Food and Nutrition Insecurity

The Governor of North Bank Region, Lamin Queen Jammeh, has applauded the African Development Bank for complementing government's food security and value chain efforts on food production and product

Publication Date:

08/12/2015

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Health, Nutrition, Gambia, Food Security, Malnutrition, Africa, Poverty

Climate Change

Food in an uncertain future: The impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition in the Middle East and North Africa

This report sets out the risks to food security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from climate change, and how these vulnerabilities interact with other key trends and sources of risk, including population growth, urbanisation, and conflict.

Publication Date:

07/12/2015

Source: Overseas Development Institute

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Food Security, Nutrition, Africa, Extreme Weather Events

Food Policy