In the last few days the UN General Assembly has proclaimed a Decade of Action on Nutrition from 2016 to 2025. The FAO and WHO have welcomed the resolution and declared it a ‘leap forward in galvanising Action on Nutrition’. Prof. Anna Lartey, IUNS President and Director of Nutrition and Food Systems division at FAO was instrumental in establishing the Decade of Action and has described it as a ‘historic day for nutrition’.
Full articles on the resolution can be found on the FAO, WHO and UN websites. Please follow the links to read more about the Decade of Action on Nutrition.