This essay emphasizes the progrss made in the last 50 years - reducing hunger from one in every three people to one in six. It explores the importance of helping developing coutries build their resilence so they can...
As the world makes a final push to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, we need to ensure that hunger and malnutrition remain at the top of the agenda after the goals expire and that the successor development...
In the effort to improve maternal and child nutrition, both nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive actions are essential. The latter improve nutrition through other sectors, such as health and agriculture.
The United States is a leader in scaling up nutrition, particularly among young children. A “whole-of-government” strategy could effectively support country-led nutrition efforts and strengthen global momentum.
En parte, los $10 mil millones enviados en remesas anualmente a Centraoamerica para apoyar proyectos productivos en comunidads emisoras de migrantes; pero la actual falta de marco politio son barreras.
With the right policies, part of the estimated $10 billion annually sent home to Central America by people working in the United States could help support development projects in migrant-sending communities.
U.S. leadership on global hunger and food security has been instrumental in raising additional resources and reversing decades of falling agriculture funding. The G-8 summit is a key upcoming opportunity.
Gender inequality is linked to higher rates of child mortality and malnutrition. Improvements in women’s access to resources, education, and ability to make independent decisions are critical to nutrition.
Good nutrition in early childhood is critical to human health and development. Increased global efforts on child nutrition reflects more consensus on a set of evidence-based, cost-effective nutrition actions.
