Full Coverage: Nutrition/malnutrition

31.10.2007 Fourteen minors were recently rescued from the clutches of a sub-contractor, working for clothing giant GAP, by a local NGO in Shahpur Jaat area in the Indian capital. But what about the 100,000 child labourers still engaged in embroidery and zari sweatshops in Delhi?

24.10.2007 Malawin hallitus arvioi muutama vuosi sitten, että maan ruokaturvan takaaminen ei onnistu Maailmanpankin ehdottamilla keinoilla. Päätös uhmata pankin lainaehtoja on osoittautunut oikeaksi, kertoo Collins Magalasi Malawin Action Aidista.

19.10.2007 The second Global Hunger Index presents a gloomy picture when it comes to meeting the MDG targets related to hunger and child mortality. Barring a few regions of the world, it appears that hunger will continue to haunt humanity for a long time to come.

17.10.2007 Oggi quasi un miliardo di persone, 980 milioni per l'esattezza, vive in condizioni di estrema povertà con meno di un dollaro al giorno. Lo riportano le Nazione Unite nella "Giornata internazionale di lotta alla povertà" che si è celebrata oggi, 17 ottobre. A vent'anni dalla prima Giornata internazionale, l'Africa sub-sahariana continua a mantenere il triste primato con un numero di poveri pressochè invariato che supera i 300 milioni. Secondo la Banca Mondiale, se il trend attuale continua la povertà diminuirà entro il 2015 solo del 10%, ben lontano dal primo degli Obiettivi del Millennio, il dimezzamento della povertà nel mondo. Per questo oggi la Campagna internazionale per gli Obiettivi ha chiesto a tutti di "Stand up", alzare la propria voce per richiamare i leader di governo a mettere in atto politiche per realizzare gli Obiettivi stabiliti all'Onu nel 2000.

15.10.2007 Viime perjantaina julkistettu Maailman nälkäindeksi ennustaa, että Latinalainen Amerikka ja Itä-Aasia tulevat ainoina kehitysmaa-alueina saavuttamaan nälän poistamiseen ja lapsikuolleisuuteen liittyvät vuosituhattavoitteet vuoteen 2015 mennessä.

15.10.2007 A WHO led campaign in South and Southeast Asia has called for inclusion of nutrition issues in government programmes on HIV/AIDS. Experts are of the opinion that nutrition can go a long way in treating the disease as well as preventing mother-to-child transmission.

14.10.2007 NEW YORK, Oct 12 (OneWorld) - A new study by the U.S.-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) indicates that a vast majority of the world's poor will likely continue to suffer from hunger in the next eight years.

12.10.2007 Kansainvälisen Lääkärit ilman rajoja -järjestön mukaan avustusjärjestöjen pitäisi siirtyä vitaminoiduista ruuista valmisruoka-aineiden käyttöön maailman aliravittujen lasten pelastamiseksi.

11.10.2007 Most countries in South Asia are lagging far behind, when it comes to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, says a report released by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) earlier this week.

04.10.2007 A new campaign by a global coalition of governments, civil society organisations and media will push for meeting the Millennium Development Goals on maternal and child health. “Deliver Now” will introduce specific country programmes in India and Tanzania in 2008.

03.10.2007 The National Nutrition Conclave marked the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by releasing a book of recommendations on how to attain a nutrition-secure India. The conclave comprises a diverse group of government officials, NGOs, civil society, corporate leaders, nutrition experts, activists and academics, who gathered at the capital’s National Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the event.