[afro-nets] World Nutrition Situation

[Claudio Schuftan <claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn>]

World Nutrition Situation
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From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)

5th Report on the World Nutrition Situation: Nutrition for Im-
proved Development Outcomes

United Nations System - Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN),
March 2004

Adobe PDF file (143 pp. 3.35 MB):
http://www.unsystem.org/scn/Publications/AnnualMeeting/SCN31/SCN5Report.pdf

The 5th Report on the World Nutrition Situation outlines how re-
ducing malnutrition is central to the achievement of the Millen-
nium Development Goals (MDG), citing evidence that links nutri-
tion to a range of other development outcomes. It highlights how
a nutrition perspective can strengthen key development mecha-
nisms and instruments such as poverty reduction strategies,
health sector reform, improving governance and human rights, and
trade liberalization. The Report makes specific suggestions
about how nutrition can be engaged in a practical programme and
policy context. This contribution is timely, as progress towards
the 2015 MDG targets has been slower than anticipated.