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UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM'S FORUM ON NUTRITION |
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SCN NEWS
A PERIODIC REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION COMPILED FROM INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE ACC/SCN
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UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM'S FORUM ON NUTRITION |
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SUB-COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION
Number 18, July 1999
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THE UN SYSTEM'S FORUM FOR NUTRITION SUB-COMMITTEE ON
NUTRITION The Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC), which is comprised of the heads of the UN Agencies, recommended the establishment of the Sub-Committee on Nutrition (SCN) in 1977, following the World Food Conference (with particular reference to Resolution V on food and nutrition). 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, 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 role of the SCN is to serve as a coordinating mechanism
for the exchange of information and technical guidance, and to act dynamically
to help the UN respond to nutritional problems around the world. The SCN
sponsors several working groups in specialized areas of nutrition. The SCN holds
annual sessions which are attended by representatives from the appropriate UN
Agencies, 10 to 20 donor agencies, and NGOs. These meetings begin with symposia
on subjects of current importance for policy. The SCN brings certain such
matters to the attention of the ACC. The SCN compiles and disseminates
information on nutrition. Reports on the world nutrition situation are
periodically issued and external resources to address nutrition problems are
assessed. Nutrition Policy Papers are produced to summarize current knowledge on
selected topics. SCN News is published biannually, and the RNIS quarterly. As
decided by the Sub-Committee, initiatives are taken to promote coordinated
activities - inter-agency programmes, meetings, publications - aimed at reducing
malnutrition, primarily in developing countries. |
© UN ACC Sub-Committee on Nutrition, 1999
Readers are encouraged to review, abstract, reproduce or translate this document in part or in whole, but as copyright holder, the UN ACC/SCN Secretariat requests due acknowledgement. Use other than for educational or non-commercial purposes requires explicit prior authorization in writing from the ACC/SCN Secretariat. Original illustrations are the sole property of ACC/SCN.
SCN News Editor: Judith Pojda, PhD
Cover Illustration: R Michaluk, AGL Prod. all other illustrations: L Barrett
SCN NEWS is issued in July and December each year by the Secretariat of the UN ACC Sub-Committee on Nutrition. Your contributions to future issues are most welcome. If you wish to receive additional copies of SCN NEWS, or would like to suggest other names to be added to our distribution list, please write to us or visit our website at: http://www.unsystem.org/accscn/
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Chairman: Richard Jolly |
Technical Secretary: Sonya Rabeneck |
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