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Food systems and nutrition

Handbook for parliamentarians N°32

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 72 p.

Author FAO and IPU

Publisher IPU and FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-133593-2

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2005en

Synopsis (short abstract) Parliamentarians are agents of change, and their role is critical to ensure a world where all people are eating healthy diets from sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agri-food systems. Members of the Parliament hold a strategic position as they can shape policies and actions for improving food availability, accessibility, and affordability for all people, especially the most vulnerable, to ensure their food security and good nutrition for health and wellbeing. Objectives that are more important than ever in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This handbook is addressed to Parliamentarians to support them in adopting domestic legislation, approving budget allocations, and overseeing public-sector policies towards transforming food systems that deliver healthy diets for all. This handbook was prepared by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the African Union Development Agency’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD).

Last updated 21/04/2021

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IPU and FAO, 2021. Food systems and nutrition. Handbook for parliamentarians No. 32. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2005en

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