Population growth, urbanisation and the growing middle class are all contributing to a growing global demand for protein. Insects contain high levels of essential nutrients and vitamins, as well as high protein content comparable to meat products. FAO
Family in Haiti’s rural mountainous villages live primarily off of grains and roots they harvest but those staple foods, although high in calories, still lack many essential vitamins and minerals children need for a well balanced diet. UNICEF
1 and 5 household are food insecure in northern Mal, the World Food Programme (who) says. WFP
In Guatemala, where the latest government survey reveals that nearly one in two children under five is chronically malnourished, community health workers supported by UNICEF are visiting the western highlands of the country in order to educate families and hand out nutritional supplements.
The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday it was stepping up food assistance to Mali. CH UNTV
A new UNICEF report reveals the terrible toll that undernutrition takes on the world's children. One in four under the age of five are stunted. And this stunting is disproportionate. Eighty percent of the world's 165 million stunted children live in just 14 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. UNICEF
High priced food is contributing to an obesity epidemic in developing countries as poor people increasingly rely on cheap, high caloric food products, according to the World Bank's Food Price Watch. WORLD BANK
UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, visits nutrition programmes in Guatemala and answers children’s questions. UNICEF
Cleaner cook stoves and rural electrification are part of energy projects in Senegalthat rely on women in the decision-making process, helping them improve their lives and the prosperity of their families. WORLD BANK
John Ging, Operations Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs journalist on his recent visit to Mali. UNTV