The Rome Declaration on Nutrition

better nutrition, better lives ROME DECLARATION ON NUTRITION WHY IT MATTERS & WHAT CAN BE DONE Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), 19-21 November 2014 MALNUTRITION HAS MANY FORMS Stunting 161 million children under 5 have low height-for-age because of chronic hunger Wasting 51 million children under 5 Micronutrient deficiencies have low weight-for-height because of acute hunger More than 2 billion people are deficient in micronutrients like vitamin A, iodine, iron & zinc Overweight 42 million children under 5 are overweight Obesity More than 500 million adults are obese WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE Eradicate hunger and prevent all forms of malnutrition Increase investments in effective interventions and actions to improve people's diets and nutrition at all stages of life 13g 11% Implement coherent public policies across relevant sectors, from production to consumption Make food systems more sustainable Provide consumers with clear nutrition information so they can make informed food choices Protect, promote and support breastfeeding Protect consumers, especially children, from inappropriate marketing and publicity of food Post-2015 Integrate the vision of the Rome Declaration on Nutrition into the Use the Framework for Action to implement the above commitments post-2015 development agenda WORKING TOGETHER FOR BETTER NUTRITION Improving nutrition, and ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet, is not the responsibility of the individual alone. Nutrition is a public issue that must be addressed primarily by governments in collaboration with other stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector and academia. www.fao.org/icn2 PANIS FIAT Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Health ´Organization ©FAO & WHO - November 2014