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122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report Latest research shows around 735 million people currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019 12/07/2023 – Rome/New York/Geneva – Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today jointly by five United Nations specialized agencies. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
If trends remain as they are, the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger by 2030 will not be reached, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
A wake-up call for the fight against hunger The 2023 edition of the report reveals that between 691 and 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, with a mid-range of 735 million.
This represents an increase of 122 million people compared to 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
While global hunger numbers have stalled between 2021 and 2022, there are many places in the world facing deepening food crises. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
Progress in hunger reduction was observed in Asia and Latin America, but hunger was still on the rise in Western Asia, the Caribbean and throughout all subregions of Africa in 2022.
Africa remains the worst- affected region with one in five people facing hunger on the continent, more than twice the global average.
“There are rays of hope, some regions are on track to achieve some 2030 nutrition targets. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
But overall, we need an intense and immediate global effort to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals.
We must build resilience against the crises and shocks that drive food insecurity-from conflict to climate, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres through a video message during the launch of the report at the UN Headquarters in New York. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
The heads of the five UN agencies, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu; IFAD President Alvaro Lario; UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell; WFP’s Executive Director Cindy McCain; and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus write in the report’s Foreword: “No doubt, achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target of Zero Hunger by 2030 poses a daunting challenge.
Indeed, it is projected that almost 600 million people will still be facing hunger in 2030. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
The major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition are our “new normal”, and we have no option but to redouble our efforts to transform agrifood systems and leverage them towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) targets.” Beyond hunger The food security and nutrition situation remained grim in 2022. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
The report finds that approximately 29.6 percent of the global population, equivalent to 2.4 billion people, did not have constant access to food, as measured by the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity.
Among them, around 900 million individuals faced severe food insecurity.
Meanwhile, the capacity of people to access healthy diets has deteriorated across the world: more than 3.1 billion people in the world – or 42 percent – were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2021. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
This represents an overall increase of 134 million people compared to 2019.
Millions of children under five continue to suffer from malnutrition: in 2022, 148 million children under five years of age (22.3 percent) were stunted, 45 million (6.8 percent) were wasted, and 37 million (5.6 percent) were overweight.
Progress has been seen in exclusive breastfeeding with 48 percent of infants under 6- months of age benefiting from this practice, close to the 2025 target. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
However, more concerted efforts will be required to meet the 2030 malnutrition targets.
New evidence: Urbanization is driving changes in agrifood systems The report also looks at increased urbanization as a ‘megatrend’ affecting how and what people eat.
With almost seven in ten people projected to live in cities by 2050, governments and others working to tackle hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition must seek to understand these urbanization trends and account for them in their policymaking. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
In particular, the simple rural and urban divide concept is no longer sufficient to understand the ways in which urbanization is shaping agrifood systems.
A more complex rural-urban continuum perspective is needed considering both the degree of connectivity that people have and types of connections that exist between urban and rural areas.
For the first time, this evolution is documented systematically across eleven countries. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
The report illustrates that food purchases are significant not only among urban households but also across the rural-urban continuum, including those residing far from urban centers.
The new findings also show how consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries.
Unfortunately, spatial inequalities remain.
Food insecurity affects more people living in rural areas. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
Moderate or severe food insecurity affected 33 percent of adults living in rural areas and 26 percent in urban areas.
Children’s malnutrition also displays urban and rural specificities: the prevalence of child stunting is higher in rural areas (35.8 percent) than in urban areas (22.4 percent).
Wasting is higher in rural areas (10.5 percent) than in urban areas (7.7 percent), while overweight is slightly more prevalent in urban areas (5.4 percent) compared to rural areas (3.5 percent). | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
The report recommends that to effectively promote food security and nutrition, policy interventions, actions and investments must be guided by a comprehensive understanding of the complex and changing relationship between the rural-urban continuum and agrifood systems.
What they said FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu: “Recovery from the global pandemic has been uneven, and the war in Ukraine has affected the nutritious food and healthy diets. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
This is the ‘new normal’ where climate change, conflict, and economic instability are pushing those on the margins even further from safety.
We cannot take a business-as-usual approach.” IFAD President, Alvaro Lario: “A world without hunger is possible.
What we are missing is the investments and political will to implement solutions at scale.
We can eradicate hunger if we make it a global priority. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
Investments in small-scale farmers and in their adaptation to climate change, access to inputs and technologies, and access to finance to set up small agribusinesses can make a difference.
Small-scale producers are part of the solution. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
Small-scale producers are part of the solution.
Properly supported, they can produce more food, diversify production, and supply both urban and rural markets - feeding rural areas and cities nutritious and locally grown food.’’ UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell: “Malnutrition is a major threat to children’s survival, growth and development. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
The scale of the nutrition crisis demands a stronger response focused on children, including prioritizing access to nutritious and affordable diets and essential nutrition services, protecting children and adolescents from nutrient-poor, ultra-processed foods, and strengthening food and nutrition supply chains including for fortified and therapeutic foods for children.” WFP Executive Director, Cindy McCain: “Hunger is rising while the resources we urgently need to protect the most vulnerable are running dangerously low. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
As humanitarians, we are facing the greatest challenge we’ve ever seen.
We need the global community to act swiftly, smartly, and compassionately to reverse course and turn the tide on hunger.
At WFP, we are committed to working with all our partners – both old and new – to create a world where no one questions when their next meal will come.” WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: “Child wasting remains unacceptably high and there has been no progress in reducing child overweight. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
We need targeted public policies, investments and actions to create healthier food environments for all.” Notes to the editor: the SOFI report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is an annual report jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
Since 1999, it monitors and analyses the world’s progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition.
It also provides an in-depth analysis of key challenges for achieving these goals in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The report targets a wide audience, including policymakers, international organizations, academic institutions and the general public. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
This year’s theme is aligned with the UN General Assembly “New Urban Agenda” and will complement and guide the discussions at the 2023 High Level Political Forum – particularly on sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), and especially during the three-day ministerial segment of the forum held from 17 to 19 July 2023 and in the lead-up to the SDG Summit in September. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
Glossary of key terms Acute food insecurity: food insecurity found in a specified area at a specific point in time and of a severity that threatens lives or livelihoods, or both, regardless of the causes, context or duration.
Has relevance in providing strategic guidance to actions that focus on short-term objectives to prevent, mitigate or decrease severe acute food insecurity.
This indicator is used in the Global Report on Food Crisis (FSIN and Global Network Against Food Crises.
2023). | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
2023).
Hunger: an uncomfortable or painful sensation caused by insufficient energy from diet.
In this report, the term hunger is synonymous with chronic undernourishment and is measured by the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU).
Malnutrition: an abnormal physiological condition caused by inadequate, unbalanced or excessive intake of macronutrients and/or micronutrients. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
Malnutrition includes undernutrition (child stunting and wasting, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies) as well as overweight and obesity.
Moderate food insecurity: a level of severity of food insecurity at which people face uncertainties about their ability to obtain food and have been forced to reduce, at times during the year, the quality and/or quantity of food they consume due to lack of money or other resources. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
It refers to a lack of consistent access to food, which diminishes dietary quality and disrupts normal eating patterns.
It is measured with the Food Insecurity Experience Scale and contributes to track the progress towards SDG Target 2.1 (Indicator 2.1.2).
Severe food insecurity: a level of severity of food insecurity at which, at some time during the year, people have run out of food, experienced hunger and at the most extreme, gone without food for a day or more. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
It is measured with the Food Insecurity Experience Scale and contributes to track the progress towards SDG Target 2.1 (Indicator 2.1.2).
Undernourishment: a condition in which an individual’s habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the amount of dietary energy required to maintain a normal, active, healthy life.
The prevalence of undernourishment is used to measure hunger and progress towards SDG Target 2.1 (Indicator 2.1.1). | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573042229.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/122m_people_facing_hunger.pdf |
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p r a c t i c e s B e s t for feeding your child from 0 to 5 years of age Best practices for feeding your child from 0 to 5 years of age Birth to 6 months 4 7 6 to 24 months 1 1 24 to 59 months 2 3 Definitions 2 6 Five keys to safer food 2 8 MARIA DE LA LUZ VASQUEZ – PAHO/WHO p r a c t i c e s B e s t for feeding your child from 0 to 5 years of age Diet, feeding and eating behaviors when your child is a baby and during her early childhood play an important role in establishing healthy food preferences and behaviors, preventing both undernutrition and obesity. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Food safety is also important as the immune systems of infants and young children are still developing.
As a result they are highly vulnerable to foodborne illness.
This brochure, intended for parents and caregivers of infants and children under 5 years of age, is intended to give general guidance on what and how to feed to foster healthy growth and development of young children.
During the first 5 years of life, your child will go through many developmental milestones. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
However, in terms of feeding and nutrition, these years are usually divided into three broad categories: Birth to 6 months, corresponding to the recommended period of exclusive breastfeeding 6 to 24 months, corresponding to the recommended period of continued breastfeeding and complementary feeding 24 to 59 months, corresponding to the period the period when a child eats family foods For each age group, there are some practices that you can do to help your child grow strong and healthy. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
These are described in the following.
LATOYA WILLIAMS – PAHO/WHO 4 t o B i r t h 6 m o n t h s ANTONIO SUAREZ WEISE – WHO Give o n l y b r e a s t to your baby until she is 6 months old m i l k B r e a s t your baby wants f e e d w h e n e v e r Breastfeeding regulates the appetite, so there is no risk your baby will have too much.
Also, the more your baby suckles, the more breast milk you will produce.
This will ensure that you will always have enough breast milk for your baby. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
For the first six months all the nutrients and fluids, including water, your baby needs are provided by breast milk.
Breast milk protects your baby from many common childhood illnesses, such as diarrhea, ear infections and respiratory infections.
It also contributes to your baby's brain development and provides warmth and security.
Breastfeeding may make it less likely that your baby will suffer from overweight, obesity and diabetes later in life. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
There are some things you can do to make sure you give the best food to your baby: • Seek support of your family and community for help with housework and care of other children.
• If you have any difficulties, seek help from a lactation consultant or health worker.
• Assert your right to breastfeed at any place, even in public.
• Make sure to know your rights at the workplace, and seek support of co-workers if needed. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
8 O H A P / O H W – O R E G G A G S O L R A C 9 t o 2 4 6 m o n t h s PAHO/WHO C o n t i n u e b r e a s t until your child is 2 years of age or older f e e d i n g Breast milk continues to be an important source of nutrition and immune protection throughout this period of life.
During your child's second year of life, it provides about one-third of her energy requirements and contributes substantially to her protein requirements. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Because it is high in fat, breast milk is a key source of good fats, some of which promote brain development.
It also provides substantial amounts of many vitamins and minerals.
However, breast milk is low in some minerals including iron and zinc.
The nutritional impact of breastfeeding is particularly important during illness, when your child's appetite for other foods may decrease but breast-milk intake is maintained. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Thus, it plays a key role in preventing dehydration and providing nutrients when your child is sick.
12 Pay attention to y o u r c h i l d a p p e t i child while feeding her t e and talk to your 's Optimal feeding depends not only on what is fed, but also on how, when, where, and by whom a child is fed.
Attention to your child's cues of hunger ensures that she is encouraged to eat enough food.
Attention to her cues of satiety ensures that she is not fed or given more food than she needs. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Responsive feeding, or attention to your child's cues of hunger and satiety, can help to reduce her risk of both undernutrition and overweight.
Feed slowly and patiently and encourage your child to eat, but do not force her.
If your child refuses certain foods, combine those foods with others in different combinations, and with different textures, and methods of encouragement.
Minimize distractions during meals if your child loses interest easily. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Remember that feeding times are periods of learning and love – talk to your child with eye-to-eye contact.
YORDANIS CABRERA TASSÉ – PAHO/WHO 13 Allow an older infant and young child t o f e e d h e r s e l f w h e n s h e o r h e i s r e a d y Older infants and young children like to use their hands to explore solid food.
You can notice when your child is ready to eat by herself when she starts to reach for food and put it in her mouth. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Although this is messy, it allows a child to explore and like healthy food and should be encouraged.
At about 8 months, your baby will start to try to spoon-feed herself and will most likely to drink from a cup with less spilling.
By 12 months your child should be able to feed herself using a spoon and drink from a cup.
However, you, your partner or a caregiver will still need to also need to pay attention to be sure she is getting enough food and/or feed her some of the time. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
ROBERTO CARLOS LUNA – PAHO/WHO 14 K e e p food, hands and utensils c l e a n Attention to hygienic practices during food preparation, feeding, and storage is critical for preventing diarrhea and other food-borne illnesses.
Because they are difficult to keep clean, feeding bottles are a particularly important route of transmission of pathogens.
In addition to the washing of hands by the food preparer, your child's hands should also be washed before eating. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Children should be taught at a young age to wash their hands before eating.
Serve only the portion(s) that your child is likely to eat separate from a jar or bowl.
This will avoid the unconsumed portion getting mixed up with your child's saliva and prevent bacterial growth.
Discard any unconsumed portion offered.
Honey should not be given to infants (12 months and younger) since it may cause a serious condition known as botulism.
Five keys for practicing food safety are outlined in the Box. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
15 I n c r e a s e the portions and feed more often Beginning at 6 months of age, your baby needs foods in addition to breast milk to satisfy her nutritional requirements.
The number of times she is fed must be increased as she gets older.
Nutrient-dense meals should be provided 2-3 times each day at 6-8 months and 3-4 times each day at 9-24 months.
Additional nutritious snacks, such as a piece of fruit or bread, can be offered 1-2 times each day. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
The amount of food offered will depend on the nutrient density.
Iron- and zinc-rich foods, such as meat, are particularly important as breast milk is low in these minerals.
16 Give foods with appropriate c o n s i s t e n c y Gradually increase food consistency and variety as your child gets older, adapting to her growing nutritional needs and abilities.
Your baby can eat pureed, mashed and semi-solid foods beginning at 6 months. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
By 8 months, she is also likely to be able to eat “finger foods” or snacks that can be eaten alone.
By 12 months, she can eat the same types of foods as consumed by the rest of the family and eat by herself.
However, because her nutrient requirements are high relative to her energy needs, the foods they eat still need to be nutrient dense.
Foods that can cause choking such as nuts, grapes or raw carrots should be avoided until she is able to fully chew them before swallowing. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Provide a v a r i e t y o f fo o d s Older infants and young children need a variety of foods that include: • Fruits of many colors • Vegetables, especially dark green, red and orange types • Animal-source foods - meat, poultry, fish and eggs • Legumes such as peas, beans, or lentils • Grains, preferably whole wheat, such as bread, pasta, or unsweetened cereal • Nuts and seeds • Dairy such as cheese or yogurt.
If a child is no longer breastfed, milk is also needed. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
MAITE ROFES CHÁVEZ – PAHO/WHO 17 "g o o d fo o d s w i Avoid deep-fried foods and f a ts " t h g i v e Deep-fried foods should be avoided since they lead to obesity and diseases when your child gets older.
Fats can be both good and bad.
“Good fats” are important in her diet because they provide essential fatty acids, help with the absorptions of some vitamins, and increase energy density and improve taste.
Breast milk is generally a better source of fats than most complementary foods. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Good fats include most vegetable oils and olive oil and those from fatty fish and some nuts.
Other good fats are in avocados, peanut oils and other seed oils.
Bad fats include coconut and palm oils.
Other examples of bad fats include fatty meats and chicken skins.
OLIVEAMSTERDAM | PIXABAY.COM 18 Do not give u l t r a - p r o c e s s e d food products Ultra-processed products, such as sugar-sweetened beverages, industrialized foods and fast foods, have nothing nutritious, only sugar, salt and bad fats. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
They reinforce your child's strong preference for these foods and decrease her appetite for nutritious foods, making it more difficult for her to learn to like healthy foods such as vegetables and fruits, and plain water.
They contribute to obesity and sugary foods also cause cavities.
Adding sugars to fruit juices and other home- prepared beverages, meals and snacks should also be avoided. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
19 G i v e s a f e w a t e r to children older than 6 months Older infants and children need safe water to stay hydrated.
Safe water is free from harmful microorganisms and substances that cause health problems.
It is important that water used for both drinking and food preparation is safe.
Children 1-3 years old need about 5-8 ounce cups of fluids per day.
A child older than 3 years needs about 6-8 ounce cups of fluids per day.
Safe water is recommended. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Safe water is recommended.
It is particularly important to offer water when it is hot outside and your child is physically active.
Give vitamin-mineral supplements only if r e c o m m e n d e d by doctors and health workers If your child is eating a healthy, nutritious diet, multivitamins are not needed.
However, if your doctor or health care provider recommends giving multivitamins to your child, be sure to choose a brand that is low in sugar. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Giving animal-source foods such as meat, chicken, fish and eggs can help ensure that nutrient requirements are met.
Give more foods and drinks when the child is i l l , a n d d u r i n g r e c o v e r y Increase fluid intake during illness, including more frequent breastfeeding for breastfed infants and young children, and encouraging a child to eat soft, varied, appetizing, and favorite foods.
After illness, some children will need more food than usual and encouragement to eat to regain weight lost. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
21 ANCHALEEYATES | FREEPIK 20 2 4 t o 5 9 m o n t h s CARLOS ALBERTO MARTINS DE MIRANDA – PAHO/WHO Most of the practices for the 6- to 23-month-old child also apply to this age group.
A few additional tips are provided below.
WAVEBREAK MEDIA LTD | FREEPIK 24 Give more foods and more often, and continue giving a fo o d s v a r i e t y o f As children grow, they need more food to satisfy their nutritional requirements, though generally need 3 meals each day with 2 snacks. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Let the child b y h e r s e l f, e a t but supervise her Children in this age range are fully capable of eating by themselves; however, a parent or caregiver should still make sure they are eating a sufficient amount of the right foods and do not consume too much.
Li m i t h e t a m o u n t of sugary sweets and salty and fatty industrialized foods given At this age, your child will pay attention to sugary beverages, snacks and sweets she may see around her. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Explain that these are not good for her and offer a glass of water and/or piece of fruit instead.
Sugary drinks and sweets should not form part of a regular diet.
D o n o t g i v e fo o d as reward for good behavior, nor withhold food to punish the child Your child will link food to good or bad feelings, and this may influence her appetite in a negative way.
It could cause her to eat too little or too much. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
It could cause her to eat too little or too much.
If your child is unhappy but not hungry, calm your child reading a story, talking or playing with her.
Give food if the child is hungry.
25 Definitions Exclusive breastfeeding means that a child receives only breast milk and no other liquids or solids are given – not even water – with the exception of oral rehydration solution, or drops/syrups of vitamins, minerals or medicines. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Complementary feeding is a process that starts when breast milk (or infant formula) is complemented by other foods and beverages and continues until the child fully transitions to family foods, usually at about 24 months.
Complementary foods are semisolid and solid foods and beverages other than breast milk (or infant formula) provided to an infant or young child to provide nutrients and energy. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Because a child has high nutrient requirements relative to their need for energy, complementary foods need to be nutrient-dense so as to satisfy their nutrient requirements.
Responsive feeding is when a parent or caregiver is sensitive to a child's cues for hunger and satiety. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
It involves a) feeding infants directly and assisting older children to feed themselves; b) feeding slowly and patiently, encouraging a child to eat, but not forcing them; c) experimenting with different food combinations, tastes, textures and methods of encouragement if a child refuses a food(s); d) minimizing distractions; and e) remembering that feedings are periods of learning and love and that a child should be spoken to with eye-to-eye contact. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Food safety is about hygiene, handling, storing and preparing food to prevent infection.
It consists of a) keeping food clean; (2) separating raw and cooked foods; (3) cooking thoroughly; (4) keeping food at safe temperatures; and (5) using safe water and raw materials.
For infants and young children it also involves reducing food-related mouth burns from offering fluids or solid foods that are excessively hot and ensuring that foods provided do not put an infant or young child at risk of choking. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Nutrient-dense foods are those which supply generous amounts of one or more nutrients compared to the number of calories they supply are called nutrient dense.
Eggs, for example, have a high nutrient density, because they provide protein and many vitamins and minerals in proportion their calories.
Meat, fish, and poultry are other examples of nutrient- dense foods. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Sugar-sweetened beverages are sugary sodas and sugary fruit drinks that contribute little other than energy, replace water and other nutritious foods and contribute to overweight and obesity.
They also reinforce a child's strong preference for sugar.
Ultra-processed foods are ready-to-consume industrialized food products that are energy-dense, fatty, and sugary.
They are also very palatable and widely available. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
They are also very palatable and widely available.
They reinforce children's strong preference for sugary, salty, and fatty foods, decrease their appetite for nutritious foods, and replace nutritious foods and water.
They contribute to overweight and obesity.
Fast foods are foods that can be prepared quickly and easily and sold in fast-food restaurants, on the street, and in snack bars.
They are high in fat, salt, sugar and energy. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
They are high in fat, salt, sugar and energy.
Similar to ultra-processed food products, they reinforce children's strong preference for sugary, salty, and fatty foods, decrease their appetite for nutritious foods, and replace nutritious foods.
They contribute to overweight and obesity. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
2726 Five keys to safer food Keep clean Separate raw and cooked food Cook thoroughly • Wash your hands before handling food and often during food preparation • Separate raw meat, poultry and seafood from other foods • Wash your hands after going to the toilet • Wash and sanitize all surfaces and equipment used for food preparation • Protect kitchen areas and food from insects, pests and other animals • Use separate equipment and utensils such as knives and cutting boards for handling raw foods • Store food in containers to avoid contact between raw and prepared foods • Cook food thoroughly, especially meat, poultry, eggs and seafood • Bring foods like soups and stews to boiling to make sure that they have reached 70 °C. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
For meat and poultry, make sure that juices are clear, not pink. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Ideally, use a thermometer • Reheat cooked food thoroughly / O H W O H A P – Z E R E P E M A J I Keep food at safe temperatures • Do not leave cooked food at room temperature for more than 2 hours • Refrigerate promptly all cooked and perishable food (preferably below 5 °C) prior to serving • Do not store food too long even in the refrigerator • Do not thaw frozen food at room temperature Use safe water and raw materials • Use safe water or treat it to make it safe • Select fresh and wholesome foods • Choose foods processed for safety, such as pasteurized milk • Wash fruits and vegetables, especially if eaten raw • Do not use food beyond its expiry date Source: WHO. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
Five keys to safer food manual.
World Health Organization, Geneva: 2006 2928 Best practices for feeding your child from 0 to 5 years of age Document Number: PAHO/CDE/18-027 © Pan American Health Organization 2018 All rights reserved.
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Available at http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/43546/1/9789241594639_eng.pdf?ua=1 WAVEBREAK MEDIA LTD | FREEPIK World Health Organization (WHO) www.who.int/en/ Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) www.paho.org/hq Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA) www.paho.org/panaftosa The production of this manual was possible due to the kind financial contribution of the Government of Canada through its Department of Global Affairs. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573050428.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bestpractices-for-feeding-0-5-yrs-eng.pdf |
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Childhood obesity prevention strategies The five-year plan sets out four main lines of action to help countries reduce rates of child obesity: • Breastfeeding promotion: The plan urges countries to promote breastfeeding in their primary health-care services, through the certification of "Baby-Friendly Hospitals," and through stronger enforcement of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
Research suggests that longer breastfeeding can reduce rates of obesity and overweight by about 10%.
Breastfeeding also helps mothers lose weight after pregnancy.
• Better food and more physical activity in schools: Schools should prevent access to high- calorie, low-nutrient processed food products and sugar-sweetened beverages, providing students with healthier foods and water instead.
Schools should also set aside at least 30 minutes for physical activity during the school day. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
• Junk food taxes and restrictions on marketing: Increased taxes can help reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and unhealthy food products by raising their prices.
The plan also urges restrictions on advertising of unhealthy foods to children and regulations that mandate easy-to-read, front-of-package nutrition labels. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
• Increased access to recreational spaces and nutritious foods: The plan calls for initiatives such as "Sunday bikeways" (ciclovías recreativas in Spanish), which open up city streets on weekends for biking and recreation, and urges programs to support small and medium-sized farms to help increase the availability of fresh foods.
"What's important is to take action," says Dr. Enrique Jacoby, PAHO advisor on healthy eating and healthy living. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
"We know what is overwhelmingly driving the obesity epidemic—it's the shift away from real foods and meals prepared in traditional ways to consumption of low-nutrient processed and ready-to-eat products.
Many of our countries have been translating that knowledge into action, and now others are showing their commitment to do this as well." | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
In approving the plan of action, the ministers of health urged PAHO to support countries' efforts to implement the plan by providing: • evidence to inform the development of new policies and regulations • guidelines for preschool and school meal programs • guidelines for foods and beverages sold in schools • support for measuring changes in rates of overweight and obesity in countries. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
The PAHO Directing Council meets yearly—except for every fifth year, when the Pan American Sanitary Conference meets instead—to set the organization's policies and priorities.
Delegates include health authorities from PAHO's 35 Member States and representatives of its four Associate Members, three Participating States, and two Observer States. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
In addition to setting mandates for PAHO's technical cooperation programs, the meeting also provides a forum for technical experts and government representatives to exchange information and debate regional health priorities.
PAHO, established in 1902, is the world's oldest international public health organization. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
It works with all the countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of their peoples and serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).
For more information visit: www.paho.org.
Links: • 53rd Directing Council of PAHO • Other documents of PAHO's 53rd Directing Council • PAHO Governing Bodies | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573057851.pdf | https://health.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies.pdf |
Chile and FAO host a world summit of parliamentarians to achieve a global pact for fighting hunger and malnutrition The meeting will take place between June 15 and 16 at the National Congress in Valparaiso, where more than 150 legislators from five continents will gather.
The event will be preceded by the X Forum of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger of Latin America and the Caribbean. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
June 07, Santiago, Chile - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the National Congress of Chile, and the Government of Chile, with support from the European Commission, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) and the Parliamentary Front against Hunger of Latin America and the Caribbean, will hold the Second Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition on June 15 and 16 in Valparaiso, Chile. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
More than 150 parliamentarians from five continents will attend the event, whose central objective is to stimulate new parliamentary actions to build on the progress made since the first summit in 2018 in Spain.
On this summit, the organization expects to achieve a global pact to fight hunger and malnutrition that includes periodic monitoring and follow-up of the results. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
The parliamentary meeting will take place at the National Congress in Valparaiso and the President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel Boric, the President of the Senate of Chile, Juan Antonio Coloma, the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Vlado Mirosevic, the President of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Chile, Deputy Carolina Marzán and the Assistant Director- General and Regional Representative of FAO, Mario Lubetkin, as well as ministers and other guests, will attend the opening ceremony. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, will send a special message for the occasion.
Currently almost 828 million people have nothing to eat, making the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2 of ending hunger by 2030 very challenging and highlighting the urgent need to improve food security worldwide. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
120 Parliamentarians from different regions of the world will share experiences in policies and legislation in favor of food security and nutrition and will be able to generate common and complementary networks.
"The current situation of hunger and malnutrition worldwide forces us to unite in a shared and intersectoral effort to overcome this challenge.
Regional and global policy coordination will be essential to respond to food crises that have global repercussions. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
It is imperative that governments, parliaments, international organizations, the private world and civil society work together to ensure food security," said Lubetkin.
Congresswoman Marzán added: "This global event, which Chile will have the privilege of hosting from the National Congress, seeks to strengthen the role of parliaments through the exchange of experiences and good political and legislative practices that will contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2: #ZeroHunger. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
The high number of people suffering from hunger in the world is alarming, which since 2015 has been increasing.
This event invites us to face the challenge."
X Regional Parliamentary Forum This world summit is based on the work carried out since 2009 by the Parliamentary Front Against Hunger, a network of more than 25 parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean that mobilizes political will and commitments at the regional level and is made up of more than 400 parliamentarians. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
The united work of this network has led to the approval of more than 80 national and regional laws and policies on adequate food, food security with a gender perspective, the reduction and prevention of food losses and waste, the right to information for consumers, school feeding, the strengthening of sustainable family farming, and climate action, among other issues. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
Thus, in the prelude to the Parliamentary Summit, the X Forum of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger of Latin America and the Caribbean will take place with the aim of strengthening the common regional position for the global summit and to advance in the commitments and political alliances between the parliaments of Ibero-America to achieve compliance with the 2030 agenda, especially in a post-pandemic context and in the midst of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
Information to the press · For those who wish to cover the X Forum of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean to be held on June 14 at FAO headquarters in Santiago, please send an email to Daniela.marin@fao.org with your full name, RUT or ID email, phone number and media to which you belong.
· In addition, the event's inauguration can be followed by streaming through the link https://www.fao.org/americas/eventos/ver/es/c/1636514/ and FAO Americas social networks. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
· Those who wish to cover the II World Parliamentary Summit Against Hunger and Malnutrition, to be held on June 15-16 at the National Congress in Valparaiso, are kindly requested to access the following link and fill in the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mqD5_5IBP20ba_vekLSfHxlYXybHFpjcwfhsJe_0X7o/vie wform?edit_requested=true · Journalists traveling from Santiago to cover the event may use transportation provided by FAO to and from the event. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
Please request your accreditation as soon as possible, as space is limited.
· In addition, the inauguration of the event can be followed by streaming through FAO Americas' social networks @FAOAmericas @FAO and FAO Youtube Channel. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573059920.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2nd_Parl_Summit_against_Hunger_&_Mal.pdf |
FAO and SICA sign an unprecedented agreement to promote the Dry Corridor in Central America The initiative aims to expand investments and enhance solutions to support the countries of this sub-region in the transformation of agriculture to adapt to climate change and improve food security. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573063524.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/FAO_&_SICA_sign_agreement.pdf |
Placencia, Belize, June 27, 2023 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) signed an unprecedented Framework Cooperation Agreement whose main objective is to jointly support the transformation of agri-food systems in the countries of the dry corridor. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573063524.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/FAO_&_SICA_sign_agreement.pdf |
This agreement enhances collaboration and joint efforts between FAO and SICA to promote economic, social, environmental, and cultural determinants of food and nutritional security in SICA member countries.
It also seeks to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience on issues such as resilient agriculture, climate change, and sustainable management of natural resources (including water, land, forests, and biodiversity). | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573063524.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/FAO_&_SICA_sign_agreement.pdf |
In this context, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, spoke at the LVII Ordinary Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Central American Integration System, held in Placencia, Belize.
During his speech, Lubetkin stressed the importance of organizations such as FAO being able to work in coordination with member states and thus work together to address the impact that hunger, malnutrition, and poverty have caused in nations. | Maternal health care and reproductive rights | Malnutrition stunting pasteurizing legislation | Antigua and Barbuda | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1694573063524.pdf | https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/FAO_&_SICA_sign_agreement.pdf |
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