Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’
Nutrition Financing Week
Organized by Global Financing Facility, Nutrition Financing Week January 24-27, 2022 RSVP The Tokyo “N4G” Summit in December 2021 brought together 45 countries and a dozen donors and partners as well as private sector, civil society groups and academia to deliver policy and financial commitments to end malnutrition. More than US$27 billion was pledged, along with…
Read MoreAdvocacy Updates ~ December 22, 2021
Administration News USAID Administrator Power hosts development ministers, announcing new initiative to accelerate global COVID-19 vaccine access and delivery On December 6, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power hosted a meeting of development ministers to discuss the global COVID-19 response. At the meeting, Power announced a new U.S. government-wide effort to accelerate…
Read MoreInternational Youth Day 2021
Organized by United Nations International Youth Day 2021 More Information August 12, 2021 The theme of International Youth Day 2021 is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”, with the aim of highlighting that the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the meaningful participation of young people. Are…
Read MorePolicy Laboratory: Obesity and food system actions under the microscope
Organized by World Obesity Federation Policy Laboratory: Obesity and food system actions under the microscope RSVP July 13, 2021 As we reach the halfway point of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition, there is an urgent responsibility to ensure global food systems can deliver healthy and sustainable diets for everyone. COVID-19 has exposed vulnerabilities…
Read MoreThe Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition Progress
Organized by 1,000 Days The Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition Progress March 8, 2021 RSVP Nutrition has risen significantly on the global agenda in the last decade, spurred in part by the findings from the first Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition in 2008. The follow-on Series in 2013 came at a critical time alongside the…
Read MoreProtecting the Future of Mothers and Children: Investing in Nutrition-Smart Safety Nets
Organized by Bread for the World Protecting the Future of Mothers and Children: Investing in Nutrition-Smart Safety Nets October 7, 2020 RSVP As part of its Better Nutrition-Better Tomorrow campaign, Bread for the World Institute will host a panel discussion on how Nutrition-Smart Safety Nets can help protect mothers and children against malnutrition in times…
Read MoreStakeholder Community Meeting on Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 on Food, Nutrition and Water Security
Organized by USAID Stakeholder Community Meeting on Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 on Food, Nutrition and Water Security July 30, 2020 RSVP Join us in our next discussion on July 30, in which we will be exploring how we can mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on global food, nutrition and water security, including through improved…
Read More2020 Hunger Report Launch: Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow
Organized by Bread for the World 2020 Hunger Report Launch: Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow June 29, 2020 RSVP Each year, Bread for the World Institute releases its Hunger Report to equip advocates, faith leaders, and decision-makers with stories, data, and other resources that support smart solutions to end hunger. The 2020 Hunger Report: Better Nutrition,…
Read MoreHunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala with a Special Q&A with Rick Steves.
Organized by Eleanor Crook Foundation, Bread for the World, and World Food Programme Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala with a Special Q&A with Rick Steves June 18, 2020 RSVP In this screening, join Rick Steves as he travels through Ethiopia and Guatemala to learn about extreme poverty and its solutions, including smart…
Read MoreFragile Food Systems, Looming Hunger and COVID-19: Time for a Paradigm Shift?
Organized by The Global Health Centre Fragile Food Systems, Looming Hunger and COVID-19: Time for a Paradigm Shift? June 16, 2020 RSVP Under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global community adopted 17 global goals to improve lives by 2030; goal-2 pledges to end hunger. The world’s food systems in theory should be…
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