TABLE OF CONTENTS UNITED NATIONS - ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION - SUBCOMMITTEE... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOREWORD PART I: NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS    I. INTRODUCTION    II. SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRENDS       Demographic Trends       Macroeconomic Trends    III. NUTRITION AND MORTALITY OUTCOMES       Growth Retardation among Children       Low Birth Weight       Micronutrient Deficiencies       Child Mortality       Maternal Nutrition and Mortality    IV. FOOD SECURITY       National Food Security       Household Food Security    V. HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT       Resource Allocation       Water and Sanitation    VI. MATERNAL AND CHILD CARE       Infant Feeding Practices       Birth Spacing       Status of Women       Female Education    VII. CONCLUSIONS PART II: RELEVANT ACTIONS    I. DIRECT NUTRITION-RELEVANT ACTIONS       Supplementary Feeding Programmes       Community Food and Nutrition Programme (CFNP)       Growth Monitoring and Promotion       Micronutrient Programmes       Breastfeeding Policy and Activities    II. HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY ACTIONS       Land Reform       Agricultural Policy       Food Subsidies       Grain Pricing and Marketing Policies       Drought Relief Programme    III. INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY FOR NUTRITION       Institutional Development       The Conceptualization of Nutrition Planning: Jurisdiction and Compartmentalization       Limitations of Direct Nutrition Interventions       National Food and Nutrition Policy Development    IV. LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS       Household Food Security       Health and Environment       Maternal and Child Care    V. CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES