The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013 launched
This years's SOFI focuses on the multiple dimensions of food insecurity.
A million voices: the world we want
This report by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) collects the perspectives on the 'world we want' from over 1 million people around the globe. For almost one year, people have engaged energetically in 88 national consultations, 11 thematic dialogues, and through the MY World global survey. As member states consult on the shape and content of a successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) beyond 2015, it is hoped that the opportunity to listen to these voices will contribute to reaching consensus on what is needed to move towards a common sustainable future.
La contribution du secteur privé et de la société civile à une meilleure nutrition
Dans le cadre des travaux préparatoires de la deuxième Conférence internationale sur la nutrition (CIN-2), cette discussion en ligne vous invite à présenter des preuves et à échanger des opinions sur la façon dont le secteur privé et la société civile peuvent contribuer à améliorer le régime alimentaire et la nutrition, en particulier dans les groupes les plus pauvres et les plus vulnérables sur le plan nutritionnel.
Launch of the new IPC Newsletter
The IPC Team is very delighted to announce the launch of the new IPC Newsletter, which has been redesigned to include feature stories, as well as regular briefing sections of regional IPC news updates and upcoming IPC events. The IPC Newsletter will be issued on a quarterly basis and aims to keep stakeholders and partners informed on on-going IPC activities and results, both globally and in the different regions around the world.
This first issue especially highlights important initiatives and technical developments undertaken at Global Level, among them the IPC Chronic Scale development and the IPC Certification process. It also features recent IPC impacts, results and progress achieved at Regional and Country Level in Asia, Central America, and Africa.
Post-green revolution food systems and the triple burden of malnutrition
Developing country food systems have changed dramatically since the Green Revolution period. At the same time, malnutrition still represents a challenge and is now understood to encompass the three simultaneous dimensions of undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies, and over-nutrition manifest...
Carbon incentive for physical activity: Conceptualizing clean development mechanism for food energy
The basic fact is that intense practitioners of yoga consume food only once a day while moderate practitioners of yoga consume food twice a day. With the normal consumption being around three times on a given day, the economic benefit or the reduction in food consumption due to yoga practice is two...
Human Development Report 2013 - The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World
The 2013 Human Development Report is the latest in the series of global Human Development Reports published by UNDP since 1990 as independent, empirically grounded analyses of major development issues, trends and policies.
Hidden Hunger - From Assessment to Solutions
The University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany is organising the International Congress on Hidden Hunger, March 6-9, 2013.
The Congress has three objectives:
1.) To create awareness of the global problem Hidden Hunger.
2.) To get scientific issues on the agenda of policy makers, academicians, politicians and industry.
3.) To discuss solutions to address the worldwide micronutrient deficiencies.
Scientists from different areas, field workers, members of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and representatives from administration, management and policy will be invited to discuss the different topics for four days at the University of Hohenheim located in Stuttgart-Plieningen, Germany.
Attention will be given to Africa and Asia as well as North America and Europe. Hidden Hunger is an increasing problem even in the developed countries, whose potential negative consequences on long-term health are often overlooked and underestimated.
To find out more: https://hiddenhunger.uni-hohenheim.de/91386
Thèmes:
De la croissance économique à l’amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition
La croissance économique peut être un moteur puissant pour accroître la sécurité alimentaire lorsqu'elle donne lieu à une croissance agricole. Pour pouvoir réduire la pauvreté et la faim, il est indispensable que la croissance atteigne les populations pauvres et puisse satisfaire les besoins accrus de revenus pour créer une demande des actifs contrôlés par ces populations. Comme pas tous les pays ont réussi à faciliter une croissance économique inclusive, comment est-ce que la bonne gouvernance et la protection sociale peuvent aider à traduire la croissance économique en sécurité alimentaire pour tous?
ASTI global assessment of agricultural R&D spending
Overall, global agricultural R&D spending in the public and private sectors steadily increased between 2000 and 2008. As further proof of positive development, most of this growth was driven by developing countries, since growth in high-income countries stalled. But, spending growth in developing...
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