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Child Stunting And Overweight: Insights And Policy Recommendations From 12 Country Analyses

Child Stunting And Overweight: Insights And Policy Recommendations From 12 Country Analyses

This brief shares an analysis of trends in stunting and overweight among children under five – two of the six Global Nutrition Targets set by the World Health Assembly (WHA) for achievement by 2025 – in 12 focus countries.
5th Global Conference of the One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Programme

5th Global Conference of the One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Programme

27 May 2025 - 29 May 2025  , Global

This global gathering will bring together governments, UNFSS national convenors, Rio Convention negotiators, civil society, private sector actors and more, to co-create practical, equitable, and integrated solutions across food, climate, biodiversity, and nutrition policies.
Sowing Success: The Journey of High Iron Beans in Tanzania

Sowing Success: The Journey of High Iron Beans in Tanzania

In Tanzania, 85- 90% of the land is cultivated by smallholder farmers majority of whom face challenges in getting access to quality seeds and assured markets for their produce, thus limiting their capabilities to produce quality produce and generate steady income. Currently, 57% of pregnant women in Tanzania are anemic. Additionally, according to the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2015 (TDHS), 58% of children under the age of 5 years in the country were anemic.
Benin Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

Benin Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

WHA Global Nutrition Stunting Target 2012-2025 Achieve a 40% reduction in the number of children under-5 who are stunted WHA Global Nutrition Overweight Target 2012-2025 Ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweight
Rwanda Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

Rwanda Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

WHA Global Nutrition Stunting Target 2012-2025 Achieve a 40% reduction in the number of children under-5 who are stunted WHA Global Nutrition Overweight Target 2012-2025 Ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweight
Mozambique Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

Mozambique Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

WHA Global Nutrition Stunting Target 2012-2025 Achieve a 40% reduction in the number of children under-5 who are stunted WHA Global Nutrition Overweight Target 2012-2025 Ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweight
Pakistan Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

Pakistan Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

WHA Global Nutrition Stunting Target 2012-2025 Achieve a 40% reduction in the number of children under-5 who are stunted WHA Global Nutrition Overweight Target 2012-2025 Ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweight
Tanzania Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

Tanzania Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

WHA Global Nutrition Stunting Target 2012-2025 Achieve a 40% reduction in the number of children under-5 who are stunted WHA Global Nutrition Overweight Target 2012-2025 Ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweight
Ethiopia Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

Ethiopia Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

WHA Global Nutrition Stunting Target 2012-2025 Achieve a 40% reduction in the number of children under-5 who are stunted WHA Global Nutrition Overweight Target 2012-2025 Ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweigh
Uganda Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

Uganda Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

WHA Global Nutrition Stunting Target 2012-2025 Achieve a 40% reduction in the number of children under-5 who are stunted WHA Global Nutrition Overweight Target 2012-2025 Ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweight

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