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A review of nutrition information tools used in the field, with a particular emphasis on innovations in nutrition information systems that support collection, analysis and dissemination of nutrition data.

PUBLISHED: 2020

AUTHOR: Action Against Hunger UK

Information systems in nutrition are systems designed to continuously collect…

Dear Subscribers, the UNSCN Secretariat has prepared a short questionnaire to understand the changes people are making in their everyday life due to the impact of COVID-19. The results will inform UNSCN publications which examine the consequences of COVID-19 on people’s food environments and look to help people adapt as well as possible. You can take…

Following an outbreak of COVID-19 GNC Coordination Team has developed and translated an operational guidance for the country coordination team on COVID-19, as well as additional tools to facilitate the work.

The Nutrition Coordination guidance in the context of COVID (version 3) is built around the cluster core functions and provides recommendations…

UNICEF-WHO-The World Bank released the Joint Malnutrition Estimates 2020 edition.

While COVID-19 grasps the world’s attention, let us remember there are still many malnourished children around the world.  They are vulnerable and at higher risk of being adversely affected by COVID-19 due to a weakened immune system, and also from secondary effects such…

Joint UNICEF and GNC statement, calling for the inclusion of children affected by wasting, in the list of highly-vulnerable groups, as it they may be at higher risk of COVID-19 related pneumonia. As many countries are developing COVID 19 response policies, strategies and programmes, weighing in the effects on public health and their economies, it is critical that…