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Parliamentarians are key agents of change. They can help position food security & nutrition on top of the political agenda.
🔴LIVE NOW | Opening of the the 2nd Global Parliamentary Summit Against Hunger & Malnutrition👉bit.ly/3NvT78J
#ParliamentsAgainstHunger #SDG17
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🚨 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for the International Symposium on Dietary Protein for Human Health!
🗓️Deadline for submission: 20 July
More info: web.cvent.com/event/1783d29e
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Parliamentarians are crucial agents of change 💪🏦They can help position food security and #nutrition as a priority on policy and legislative agendas!
Watch live the 2nd Global Parliamentary Summit Against Hunger and Malnutrition in 🇨🇱 : bit.ly/45Tabga
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Parliamentary alliances against hunger are vital to addressing the key drivers of #FoodInsecurity & #malnutrition.
We must work together to build a hunger-free world in which everyone has access to a healthy, nutritious diet.
bit.ly/45Tabga #ParliamentsAgainstHunger
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💡Innovative policies are crucial to reduce the negative environmental & nutritional impacts of diets and #foodsystems.
🌽Read our new paper to learn more about effective strategies that can benefit both people👩👧👦& the planet🌎!
🔗bit.ly/423QAGX
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🗞️Breaking news: the CFS negotiations on the Voluntary Guidelines on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment in the context of #foodsecurity and #nutrition concluded successfully!
They are awaiting to be endorsed by the CFS 51 Plenary next 23-27 October 2023.
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🚨Tomorrow join the launch of the report on “Reducing inequalities for food security and #nutrition” 👇
Inequalities exacerbate #malnutrition & are a serious impediment to any successful transformation of #foodsystems. They affect people in every country in the world🌎
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#SaveTheDate for #HLPF 2023, where & our UN partners will launch 'The State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World 2023' report.
The report will discuss urbanization, agrifood systems transformation & healthy diets across rural-urban continuum.
👉bit.ly/SOFI2023
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⚠️Updated guidelines! ⚠️
There may be potential undesirable effects from long-term use of non-sugar sweeteners e.g. ⬆️risk of type 2 diabetes & cardiovascular diseases
Find the new recommendations by here:
Happening TOMORROW!
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On 13 June, #YouthLeadersForNutrition from Zambia 
, Kenya 
and Malawi
will share highlights from the projects they have recently implemented.
Register now and join @SUNCSN for this energizing exchange!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist
, Kenya and Malawiwill share highlights from the projects they have recently implemented.
Register now and join @SUNCSN for this energizing exchange!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist
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Multi-sectoral collaboration is 🔑 to tackling #nutrition & environmental challenges 🥣🌱!
🚨Read our new paper highlighting the importance of economists, environmentalists & nutritionists uniting expertise for a more sustainable future 👉bit.ly/423QAGX
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You work on
🍓food safety, security, authenticity, fraud
🍓emergencies & incidents affecting food supply
🍓standard setting & risk assessment
🍓#OneHealth
📢Present at + International Symposium on Food Safety and Control, #Atoms4Food:
iaea.org/newscenter/new
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Around the 🌍, 105 countries are on track to prevent an increase in #overweight among children under 5, which affects 5.7% of children.
Using data from our #CountryNutritionProfiles can help identify trends, gaps and priorities for #nutrition action!
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What are the contemporary issues related to protein nutrition in human health and sustainable food protein production?
The call for abstracts for the 2023 International Symposium Dietary Protein for Human Health is now open!
👉web.cvent.com/event/1783d29e
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Repost:Small & Vulnerable Newborns (SVNs) contribute to the burden of underweight, wasted & stunted infants and children worldwide. Health and nutrition communities need to join forces. Our latest blog by reflects on the #SVN series
ennonline.net/mediahub/blog/
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📣 REGISTRATION IS OPEN 📣
We invite all #FoodSystems actors worldwide to join the virtual campus of the #UNFSS2023 Stocktaking Moment and be part of this historic moment to create lasting change and accelerate the #SDGs!
📅 48 DAYS TO GO
#GlobalGoals
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How can we safeguard our ocean, while ensuring the livelihood of those who depend on it?
How do we guarantee that it remains a vital food source for a growing population?
🎧’s Manuel Barange answers these questions & more👉 bit.ly/3qy5PL6
#WorldOceansDay
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Do you want to help transform 🌍 #FoodSystems? We’re #hiring!
🟢 Food Systems Transformation Strategy Policy Officer: cutt.ly/FSPolicy
🔵Science for Food Systems Technical Officer: cutt.ly/www8F92z
📍 Rome, Italy
📆 Exp in 2 Weeks
#UNjobs
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On #WorldFoodSafetyDay learn more about how ensures ensure that the food it delivers is safe, nutritious and of good quality 🍽️
With the expertise of specialized staff, WFP oversees the safety and quality of its food at every step along the supply chain.
Mary explains ⬇️
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Listen to this podcast from the International Atomic Energy Agency ( ) with experts discussing the importance of #foodsafety, the development of global standards & the role of nuclear techniques 🔬🥣
👉iaea.org/podcasts/nucle
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Did you know that #FoodSafety has a direct impact on our health?
Take a look at some common misconceptions about food safety & share them with friends & family👇
#WorldFoodSafetyDay
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TODAY is #WorldFoodSafetyDay! 🥣❤️🩹
Unsafe food means people do not get the nutrients they need, and it makes 600 million people sick every year. This often causes a vicious cycle of disease & #malnutrition among the most vulnerable.
Learn more👉fao.org/world-food-saf
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50 days to go before the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment ‼️
Find out all the latest news and updates on preparations for the UNFSS+2 here 👉cutt.ly/UNFSSPlus2
#FoodSystems
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Multi-sectoral collaboration is 🔑 to tackling #nutrition and environmental challenges!
🇺🇳UN-Nutrition's new paper highlights the importance of inclusive approaches to improve both human health ❤️🩹and the environment 🌱for a more sustainable future🌎
👉bit.ly/423QAGX
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We are #hiring!
Do you want to play your part in achieving #Nutrition4All?
💼Food Systems Strategic Advisor: jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvaca
💼Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning/Knowledge Management (MEAL/KM) Advisor: jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVaca
Vacancies closing soon!
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It's #WorldEnvironmentDay🌱
#DYK diets & food systems are contributing to climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution and vice versa?
Read the paper on #nutrition and the #environment to discover challenges and practical solutions: unnutrition.org/library/public
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🌟🌱New discussion paper!🌱🌟
Diets & food systems are contributing to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution, and vice versa🌍🔁🥑
See the co-beneficial practical measures we can take for people & the planet here 👉bit.ly/423QAGX
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Being a #parent is the hardest and most important job in the world 👪.
The first 1000 days from pregnancy 🤰🏿to age two 👶🏽are crucial for brighter and healthier futures.
This #ParentsDay, we raise the importance of investing in good #nutrition during the #First1000Days window.
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According to the newly released joint malnutrition estimates by and , overweight affected an estimated 5.6 per cent or 37 million children under 5 globally in 2022: data.unicef.org/resources/jme-
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🚨JUST RELEASED🚨
advises against use of non-sugar sweeteners for weight control or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases🍭😷
The new guideline is part of a suite of forthcoming guidelines on healthy diets ⚠️🥘
Read it here:
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Food is a human right.
The Voluntary Guidelines on the #RightToFood support countries in the realization of the right to food for all.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/CFS-RtF
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Most children with malnutrition live in Africa and Asia. According to the new joint #malnutrition estimates, in 2022, over half of all children under 5 affected by #stunting lived in Asia and 2 out of 5 lived in Africa. uni.cf/JME2023
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Acute food insecurity expected to soar in 18 hunger hotspots unless immediate action is taken, warns new - report.
Afghanistan, Haiti, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan & Yemen are countries of highest concern.
More👉bit.ly/3qmEfQE
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Exciting news! UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recognizes all children have fundamental human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Looking forward to General Comment 26 on child rights, environment and climate crisis!
Congratulations to the Committee!
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26/05/23 Closing UN Committee on the Rights of the Child #UNCRC Chair Ann Skelton @askelton_CCL announces adoption + some highlights of General Comment 26 on #childrensrights + the environment. Official #UNCRC launch #PalaisdesNations 18/09/2023. @lexpsy @tdh_de @katiereid19
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Shifting from tobacco to nutritious #food crops has the potential to feed millions of families and improve the livelihoods of farming communities globally.
Read the report launched as part of the global campaign for World #NoTobacco Day on 28 May 👉who.int/publications/i
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To feed millions of starving people, our soil should be used to GROW FOOD, NOT TOBACCO. #NoTobacco #TobaccoExposed
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📢Big news from #WHA76📢
Member states have just adopted the resolution "Accelerating efforts for preventing #micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida and other neural tube defects through safe and effective #foodfortification"!
👏🏿👏🏼👏🏾
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You'll be amazed by all the data available in the #FAOSTAT database
Want to know:
▶️ How 🌍-wide 🌾 production has grown from 1961 to today❓
▶️Which country is the biggest 🫐 producer❓
▶️ Top🔟🍺 producers in the🌍❓
Explore here👇
fao.org/faostat
#StatisticsTwitter
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Integrated action for addressing multiple priorities simultaneously is the only way to reach the promise of the SDGs. The Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN) shows how WE CAN do just that! is pleased to work with &
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@nancyjaburto from @FAO speaks about how climate change and malnutrition are impacting populations being pushed into poverty, forced migration and conflict.
Malnutrition and #ClimateCrisis are the greatest challenges facing us today.
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STARTING SOON ‼️
There is still time to register for the #WHA76 side event on the Initiative on Climate Action & Nutrition (I-CAN) 🥣🌦️
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SAVE THE DATE!
#WHA76 side event to present the vision & objectives of the Initiative on Climate Action & Nutrition (I-CAN) + discuss effective actions to accelerate work across the nexus of #climatechange & #nutrition!
Thurs 25 May
6:00pm (CEST)
bit.ly/3oqWiVq
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