United Nations System
Standing Committee on Nutrition



 

Thirtieth Session of the Standing Committee on Nutrition

 

Working Group on Nutrition of School-Age Children

Main Auditorium, IIT, Chennai, Thursday 6 March 2003, 1300-1600 hours

Co-Chairs: Arlene Mitchell (WFP) and Joy del Rosso (Save the Children/USA)
Rapporteur: Celia Maier (Partnership for Child Development, UK)


Agenda

Thursday
6 March
1300-1315 Welcome — Hans Schoeneberger, David Sanders
1315-1320 Introduction of ad hoc Asian Capacity Development Task Force — Cutberto Garza
1320-1350 Presentation of 10-year Capacity Development Plan for Asia
— Emorn Wasantwisut, Chair, Thailand
— Khor Geok Lin, Malaysia
— Nguyen Cong Khan, Vietnam
— Widjaja Lukito, Indonesia
— V Prakash, India
  1350-1420 Discussion of Asian Task Force Report
  1420-1435 Update on African Capacity Development Task Force — Robert Mwadime, Uganda/Kenya
  1435-1450 Opportunities for collaboration on Capacity Development with HIV Working Group — Andrew Tomkins, Chair, SCN Working Group on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
  1450-1505 Opportunities for collaboration on Capacity Development with UNAIDS — to be confirmed
  1505-1520 Opportunities for collaboration on Capacity Development with Emergency Feeding Working Group — Marjatta Tolvanen, Chair, SCN Working Group on Nutrition in Emergencies
  1520-1550 Discussion of African Update
  1550-1555 Update on plans for Task Force for Capacity Development in the Middle East — Osman Galal, IUNS General Secretary
  1555-1600 Update on plans for Task Force on Capacity Development in the newly independent Republics of the former Soviet Union — Fre Pepping, UNU
  1600 Close of meeting