Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Researchers, implementers, and civil society actors discuss challenges in measuring participation in pre-primary education, how to use data to advance human rights law for young children, the economic costs of pre-school closures due to COVID-19, and the need for better global data across the period of child development. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
According to a long-held assumption about the seasonality of food security in Chad, Sudan, and South Sudan, the peak of malnutrition happens at the end of the lean season. This report finds that there are actually two peaks, with the worst occurring at the end of the dry season and a smaller peak at the end of the lean season. Other findings reinforce how climate and conflict lead to prolonged shocks to livelihoods.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
This webinar discusses challenges in serving children who have developmental delays and disabilities; presents emerging research; and highlights early identification, capacity building, public awareness, and psychosocial rehabilitation projects. This is a webinar.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
A greater density of vegetable or informal vendors within 500 meters of a household is associated with a higher likelihood of vegetable purchases and lower energy intake. The role of informal and semi-formal food vendors in supporting consumption of nutritious diets should not be discounted.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The costs of maintaining diets that meet nutrient requirements fluctuate seasonally and point to the need for more targeted investments to improve the year-round delivery of nutrients.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Consumption of processed food and food prepared away from home is increasing and while this trend improves access to healthy processed food and is a significant source of jobs for women, it is also linked to rising obesity rates. Policy development should focus on healthy weaning foods to address stunting, taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, and nutrition labeling.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Many policies and actions have the potential to increase the availability, affordability, and acceptability of high-quality, safe, nutritious foods as well as a shift away from nutrient-poor foods. Authors call for assessing synergies and trade-offs between these actions and environmental sustainability and livelihoods.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The interactive, visual Evidence Gap Map on food systems interventions addresses the broad scope of factors that impact efforts to improve nutrition and point to gaps in research and evaluations.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
This short, self-paced knowledge management course, recommended for UNICEF staff, government, civil society, and private sector partners, covers monitoring, evaluation, data management, and ethical considerations for handling nutritional information. There is no paywall but users must register to view this resource.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
An online repository for research and knowledge products published by Nutrition International, such as scientific articles, guidelines, fact sheets, policy briefs, and online tools. Among the titles are Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition in Tanzania; Cost-Effectiveness Analyses for the WHO Review on Multiple Micronutrient Supplements during Pregnancy; and Punjab Provincial Nutrition Response Plan for COVID-19.