24. Food and nutritional security

Combating nutritional and food deficiencies to the year 2001

Those restrictions have also generated food insecurity and a decline in nutritional levels.

21. UNHCR Field Officers have expressed concern regarding the food and nutritional situation.

Every bit of food was exactly what it was for its nutritional value.

We call upon the private sector in Central America actively to participate in securing food and nutritional security for our populations by applying standards which ensure food quality and accurate weights and measures and which protect the food supply with biological, toxicological and nutritional controls.

Nutrition services services that help address the nutritional needs of children that include identifying feeding skills, feeding problems, food habits, and food preferences.

Food and nutritional security (SAN) has been a priority of this Government, whose main achievement to date has been the creation of a lead agency, the Presidential Secretariat for Food and Nutritional Security (SESAN), under the legislation establishing the National Food and Nutrition Security System (SINASAN).

And then, about ten years ago, what was coming to the forefront in nutritional science was this idea of nutritional genomics that you could use food to manipulate gene expression.

Nutritional surveys in those camps indicate extremely high levels of malnutrition among the population, highlighting an increasing need for both food and non food relief.

There is a general increase in food insecurity and a severe shortage of drinking water, as well as a decline in food consumption and nutritional levels.

They went to the nutritional information box and saw that what works for cereal, works for our food, actually helps people understand what's in their food.

Nutritional deficiencies

Nutritional health

But neither are all consumers of food able to interpret the quantities of nutrients that are shown on nutritional labels.

Moreover, in many cases, it is poverty, not lack of food in the market, that drives hunger and nutritional deficiency.

Towards the end of each planting season, field missions are dispatched to assess the food supply and nutritional situation in the country, the level of food crops produced locally and the likely supplies of imported food and food aid.

As a result, there was a 30 per cent reduction in the nutritional value of food distributions in the West Bank.

10.4 States should address the specific food and nutritional needs of people living with HIV AIDS or suffering from other epidemics.

In addition, FAO provided assistance for the assessment of food security and nutritional status, which included gender specific data collection and dissemination.

The Nutritional Health Project

Since the end of the war, the World Food Programme has undertaken several nutritional and food supply programmes in parts of the country, including Bombali, Kambia, Port Loko, Kenema and Pujahun districts.

In addition, the policies being promoted by the current Government in the area of nutritional and food security are related to the target.

First, a large number of mothers have suffered from the food shortage since the mid 1990s and their nutritional status has not improved.

However, a large number of mothers had suffered from the food shortage since the mid 1990s and their nutritional status had not improved.

The other programs initiated by the Ministry for Social Development include the Program for Food and Nutritional Education, the Program for Wells and the Milk Program part of the Program for Food Acquisition.

With increased food aid coverage as well as improved household level food production since the signing of the peace agreement, average national nutritional levels have returned to normal after the emergency and drought.

Combating nutritional diseases and efficiencies.

You want some nutritional supplements?

Our country also runs a Food Aid Programme, whose aims and objectives include providing support for the families concerned through nutritional and health education.

14.2 States and international organizations should consider the benefits of local procurement for food assistance that could integrate the nutritional needs of those affected by food insecurity and the commercial interests of local producers.

We turned to cultivating mushrooms because they're a food that has high nutritional value, similar to meat, and can be grown inside houses and basements.

The nutritional status of people in northern Bahr el Ghazal, eastern Upper Nile and areas of Equatoria is rapidly deteriorating owing to lack of food.

As of mid 1994 general food distribution, supplementary feeding programmes and harvesting had contributed to an overall improvement in the nutritional status of the population.

The service provides weekly food supplements (milk, eggs and oranges), nutritional and lifestyle information, hands on experience with nutritious food preparation, regular peer group sessions, and one on one support service from paraprofessional and professionals.

It's similar to other nutritional diseases.

This is really expensive nutritional supplements!

Nevertheless, the level of nutritional awareness remains low, particularly with regard to breastfeeding and certain harmful nutritional practices.

In this context, donor States should provide assistance in a manner that takes into account food safety, the importance of not disrupting local food production and the nutritional and dietary needs and culture of recipient populations.

Nutritional poverty threshold households with a per capita income less than what was considered necessary to cover nutritional requirements.

(c) Improving the nutritional status of children

Nutritional security initiatives for children affected by HIV AIDS are also being supported by the United Nations in selected countries, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP).

14.5 In situations where it has been determined that food plays an appropriate role in safety nets, food assistance should bridge the gap between the nutritional needs of the affected population and their ability to meet those needs themselves.

In this context, States should provide such assistance in a manner that takes into account the importance of food safety, local and regional food production capacity and benefits, and the nutritional needs, as well as culture of recipient populations.

Resolve to integrate food and nutritional support, with the goal that all people at all times will have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences, for an active and healthy life, as part of a comprehensive response to HIV AIDS