Forty-fifth Session of the General Assembly27 May 2015

Second International Conferenceon Nutrition (ICN2)

Rome, 19-21 November 2014

Centrality of nutrition in RBAs

Nutrition at core of Rome-based Agencies’ mandates

Agreement Establishing IFAD:“importance of improving the nutritional level of the poorest populations”

WFP’s Mission Statement:“improve the nutrition and quality of life of the most vulnerable people at critical times in their lives”

From ICN1 to ICN2 Fist International Conference on Nutrition co-hosted by FAO

and WHO in Rome from 5 to 11 December 1992

Participants from of 159 Member States and EU adopted World Declaration on Nutrition and Plan of Action for Nutrition

Pledged to eliminate or substantially reduce:• starvation, famine and chronic hunger• undernutrition, especially among children, women, aged• important micronutrient deficiencies• diet-related communicable and non-communicable diseases• impediments to optimal breast-feeding• inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene, unsafe drinking water

Why ICN2? Unacceptably high levels of malnutrition persist,

although millions lifted out of poverty and hunger

Global problems call for global solutionsmalnutrition is a worldwide problem requiringcoordinated multi-sector action

Only an intergovernmental conference can legitimately commit stakeholders to address malnutrition

Keep nutrition high on development agenda so that no one is left behind

Multiple forms of malnutrition 795 million people undernourished in 2014-16

(SOFI 2015)

161 million children stunted due to chronic malnutrition (WHO 2014)

99 million children underweight (WHO 2011)

51 million children wasted due to acute malnutrition (WHO 2013)

About 45% of 6.9 million child deaths linked to malnutrition (WHO 2011)

Over 2 billion people affected by micronutrient deficiencies (SOFA 2013)

42 million overweight or obese children under five years of age (WHO 2013) – could rise to 70 million by 2025 (WHO 2015)

Over 1,9 billion adults overweight, including 600 million obese (WHO 2014)

Developed regions, 2.0%

Southern Asia, 28.8%

Sub Saharan Africa, 17.4%

Eastern Asia, 29.2%

South-Eastern Asia, 13.6%

Latin America and the Car-ibbean, 6.5% Western Asia, 0.8% North Africa, 0.6%

Caucasus and Central Asia, 0.9%

Oceania, 0.1%

Developed regions, 1.8%

Southern Asia,

35.4%

Sub Saharan Africa, 27.7%

Eastern Asia,

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Asia, 7.6%

Latin America and the Carib-bean, 4.3%

Western Asia, 2.4%

North Africa, 0.5% Caucasus and Central Asia, 0.7%

Oceania, 0.2%

Total = 1011 million Total = 795 million

1990-92 2014-16

Changing distribution of world hungerby region from 1990 to 2016 (1)

Changing distribution of world hunger:1990-92 and 2014-2016 (2)

Numbers and shares of undernourished people by region

Source: SOFI, 2015

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Overweight/obesity on the rise

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Investing in nutrition Investing in nutrition is needed because malnutrition is greatest impediment to fulfillment of human potential acts as brake on development undermines economic, social and cultural fabric of nations

A moral imperative, investing in nutrition also improves productivity, economic growth reduces health care costs fosters intellectual capacity, social development

ICN2 purpose Review progress since 1992, as well as new challenges

and opportunities for nutrition Bring food, agriculture, health and other sectors together

to improve nutrition Foster greater political and policy coherence, alignment

and coordination Mobilize political will and resources to improve nutrition

and keep it high on development agenda Identify priorities for international cooperation on

nutrition

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Attendance at ICN2: over 2200 participants Eminent personalities Governments: 162 Member States, 1 Associate Member, EU, 3 Observers - 85 Ministers and 23 Vice-Ministers from Agriculture, Health, other sectors - 82 Ambassadors and 114 high-level government officials Observer organizations - 27 UN and other IGOs - 164 civil society and private sector organizations Parliamentarians, opinion leaders, development experts

ICN2 processPreparatory Technical

Meeting (Nov. 13-15, 2013)

Rome Declaration on Nutrition

Frameworkfor Action

ICN2(Nov. 19-21, 2014)

Joint Working Group

Public on-line consultationsInformal consultations with NSAs

Open Ended Working Group

ICN2 events Pre-ICN2 events

civil society meeting 17-18 November

private sector meeting 18 November

parliamentary meeting 18 November

ICN2 proceedings 19-21 November

5 plenary sessions 3 thematic roundtables 9 side events

ICN2 outcomes Rome Declaration on Nutrition

Political statement of 10 commitments for more effective and coordinated action to improve nutrition

Framework for ActionVoluntary technical guide of 60 recommendations for implementation of political commitments

www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/2c14f1da-ba0b-44b4-adc8-3c6697589106/

Rome Declaration commitments Eradicate hunger and prevent all forms of malnutrition Increase investments in nutritionEnhance sustainable food systemsRaise the profile of nutrition Strengthen human and institutional capacities Strengthen and facilitate action by all stakeholders Ensure healthy diets throughout the life course Create enabling environment for making informed choices Implement ICN2 commitments through Framework for Action Integrate ICN2 vision and commitments into post-2015 agenda

Framework for Action recommendations 60 policy and strategy recommendations to achieve better nutrition for all, grouped in thematic areas covering:• enabling environment for effective action• sustainable food systems for healthy diets • nutrition-enhancing investment and trade • enhanced social protection, nutrition education and

information• strong and resilient health systems (addressing breastfeeding,

wasting, stunting, childhood overweight and obesity, anaemia in women of reproductive age, health services)

• water sanitation and hygiene• food safety• accountability mechanisms for nutrition

UNGA support

ICN2 called on UN General Assembly to: endorse Rome Declaration on Nutrition and

Framework for Action

consider declaring a Decade of Action on Nutrition from 2016 to 2025

Draft resolution process underway in New York

Why a Decade of Action on Nutrition?Catalyze sustained momentum needed at national and

global levels to tackle malnutrition in order to ensure good nutrition for all

Provide platform for national commitments to address all forms of malnutrition

Mobilize focused, concerted, complementary efforts needed, nationally and internationally, especially within UN system

Articulate common vision, multi-sectoral approach to address malnutrition involving all relevant sectors and stakeholders

ICN2 follow-up activities ICN2 not an end but part of a process… UN General Assembly support: diplomatic efforts to facilitate

endorsement of ICN2 outcome documents and declaration of Decade of Action on Nutrition

FAO/WHO technical work on substantive contents of proposed Decade of Action on Nutrition

Inter-agency coordination and collaboration on nutrition through existing mechanisms, primarily Committee on World Food Security

Inputs on nutrition to Post-2015 Development Agenda process: Proposed SDG 2 – End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

ICN2 follow-up by FAO Mainstreaming of nutrition within FAO’s Strategic

Framework Support to FAO Members covering areas of Framework

for Action Reporting of progress to Governing Bodies Establishment of Action for Nutrition Trust Fund Strengthening of Nutrition Division and upgrading work

on nutrition Linkages with EXPO Milan:

Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life

UN Secretary-General This Conference marks a new stage in our quest to

banish global hunger and malnutrition for good.

The UN system pledges to do all that it can to provide effective support.

FAO Director-General We must recognize that nutrition is a public issue. And treat it that way. On Rome Declaration and Framework for Action:Together, they are the starting point of our renewed efforts to improve nutrition for all. But they are not the finishing line. Our responsibility is to transform the commitment into concrete results.

WHO Director-General The future health of this world needs

policy coherence, nationally and also globally. It needs policy coherence across multiple sectors… …the countries of this world have the creativity to work with civil society and the private sector

to make this happen.

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