SCN News, Number 8













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A periodic review of developments in international nutrition compiled from information available to the ACC/SCN

Number 8
Late 1992

UNITED NATIONS


NATIONS UNIES

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION - SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUTRITION


Changes in the prevalence of underweight preschool children from 1985 to 1990


Table of Contents


Recent ACC/SCN publications

FEATURES

Highlights of the World Nutrition Situation - Updated trends from SCN report
Food Prices and Nutrition
Food Security and Nutrition, 1971-91 - Lessons Learned and Future Priorities
Long-Term Effects of Improved Childhood Nutrition

NEWS AND VIEWS

International Conference on Nutrition
World Alliance for Nutrition and Human Rights
Health and the Environment
Misconceptions on Nutrition of Refugees
World Breastfeeding Week - Making Hospitals Baby Friendly
HIV and Breastfeeding
IUNS Awards
Low-Cost Newsletters and Journals of Interest to Nutritionists

IUNS NEWS - Update on the activities of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences

PROGRAMME NEWS - Progress around the world

PUBLICATIONS

“Food Scarcity and Famine: Assessment and Response”
“1992 Food Aid Review”
“Food and Health: The Experts Agree”
“Food for the Cities: Urban Nutrition Policy in Developing Countries”
“New York State Nutrition: State of the State”
“The World's Women: Trends and Statistics 1970-1990”
“Rapid Assessment Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes”
“Ending Hidden Hunger”

UNITED NATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON COORDINATION - SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUTRITION (ACC/SCN)

Rapid Assessment Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes

First Foods