4th Report on the World Nutrition Situation - Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle (ACC/SCN, 2000, 138 p.): ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION/SUB-COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION - (ACC/SCN) THE UN SYSTEM’S FORUM FOR NUTRITION

4th Report on the World Nutrition Situation - Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle (ACC/SCN, 2000, 138 p.)

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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION/SUB-COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION - (ACC/SCN) THE UN SYSTEM’S FORUM FOR NUTRITION

INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

FOREWORD

HIGHLIGHTS

CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1: NUTRITION THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE

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1.1 Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)

1.2 Undernutrition in Preschool Children

1.3 The Growth of School-Age Children

1.4 Adolescent Nutrition

1.5 Adult Malnutrition

1.6 Nutrition of Older People in Developing Countries

Summary

CHAPTER 2: MICRONUTRIENT UPDATE

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2.1 Iron Deficiency Update

2.2 Iodine Deficiency Disorders Update

2.3 Vitamin A Deficiency Update

2.4 Multiple Micronutrient Deficiencies

Summary

CHAPTER 3: BREASTFEEDING AND COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING

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3.1 Evidence Linking Breastfeeding to Improved Outcomes

3.2 Evidence Linking Complementary Feeding to Improved Outcomes

3.3 Conceptualizing Infant Feeding Behaviours

3.4 HIV and Infant Feeding

3.5 Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Patterns and Trends

3.6 Role of National and International Initiatives in Support of Optimal Infant Feeding

3.7 Looking Forward: The Importance of Exclusive Breastfeeding

CHAPTER 4: NUTRITION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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4.1 The Relevance of Nutrition for Development

4.2 The Implications of Some Global Phenomena for Nutrition

4.3 The Ascent of Human Rights in Development

Summary

CHAPTER 5: NUTRITION OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS

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5.1 Trends in Numbers of People Affected

5.2 Overview of the Humanitarian Response to Emergencies

5.3 Trends in Assessment Methodologies

5.4 Trends in Food and Nutrition Response Programmes

5.5 Trends in Information Sharing and Learning

5.6 Case Studies: The Scale and Severity of Nutritional Problems among Refugees and Displaced Populations

5.7 Future Directions

Summary

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Conceptualizing Nutrition Problems in Society

Appendix 2: Countries in the UN Regions and Sub-Regions

Appendix 3: Methods to Estimate Trends in Undernutrition Prevalence: A Review

Appendix 4: Statistical Notes for Sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3

Appendix 5: Latest National Prevalence of Stunting and Underweight in Preschool Children

Appendix 6: Explaining Trends in Child Underweight in the Developing World

Appendix 7: Data Employed for Analysis of Child Underweight Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Appendix 8: Prevalence and Numbers of Overweight Preschool Children in 1995

Appendix 9: Countries Classified by WHO Regions

Appendix 10: National Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

Appendix 11: Summary of Five Studies of the Social Impacts of the Indonesian Crisis

Appendix 12: Some Food and Nutrition Information and Data Resources on the Internet

REFERENCES

BACK COVER

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION/SUB-COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION - (ACC/SCN) THE UN SYSTEM’S FORUM FOR NUTRITION

Administrative Committee on Coordination

Sub-Committee on Nutrition

United Nations

(ACC/SCN) THE UN SYSTEM’S FORUM FOR NUTRITION

The Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC), which is composed of the heads of the UN Agencies, recommended the establishment of the Sub-Committee on Nutrition (SCN) in 1977 following the World Food Conference. This was approved by the Economic and Social Council of the UN (ECOSOC). The UN members of the SCN are the ADB, FAO, IAEA, IFAD, ILO, UN, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCHR, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNRISD, UNU, WFP, WHO and the World Bank. From the outset, representatives of bilateral donor agencies have participated actively in SCN activities. The Secretariat is hosted by WHO in Geneva.

The mandate of the ACC/SCN is to serve as the UN focal point for harmonizing nutrition policies and strategies throughout the UN system and to strengthen collaboration with partners for accelerated and more effective action against malnutrition. The aim of the SCN is to raise awareness of and concern for nutrition problems at global, regional and national levels; to refine the direction, increase the scale and strengthen the coherence and impact of actions against malnutrition worldwide; and to promote cooperation among UN agencies and partner organizations. The SCN’s annual meetings have representation from UN Agencies, donor agencies and NGOs; these meetings begin with symposia on subjects of current importance for policy. The SCN brings such matters to the attention of the ACC and convenes working groups on specialized areas of nutrition. Initiatives are taken to promote coordinated activities - inter-agency programmes, meetings, publications - aimed at reducing malnutrition, primarily in developing countries. The SCN compiles and disseminates information on nutrition, reflecting the shared views of the agencies concerned. Regular reports on the world nutrition situation are issued. Nutrition Policy Papers are produced to summarize current knowledge on selected topics. SCN News is published twice a year, and the RNIS (Refugee Nutrition Information System report) is published quarterly.

To obtain further information on the Sub-Committee on Nutrition, please visit our website at www.unsystem.org/accscn or contact:

Dr. Richard Jolly, Chairman
Special Advisor to the Administrator
United Nations Development Programme
One United Nations Plaza · New York, NY 10017 USA
Phone: 1-212-906-5764 · Fax: 1-212-906-6661
E-mail: richard.jolly@undp.org

Dr. Sonya Rabeneck, Technical Secretary
United Nations ACC/SCN
c/o World Health Organization
20 Avenue Appia · CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Phone: 41-22-791-04-56 · Fax: 41-22-798-88-91
E-mail: accscn@who.ch