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United Nations New York, 19-21 September 2001 The session will review achievements and results of commitments made by governments at the 1990 World Summit for Children and will also consider future actions for children over the coming decade. Further, the session will assess steps towards the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. To date, 80 member states have submitted their national reports many showing that overall gains have fallen short of commitments and obligations. Documentation on the session will be posted and updated in the UNICEF website. mkisabriye@unicef.org www.unicef.org/specialsession - We hope this issue of SCN News will be considered as a
contribution to the debate on this UNGASS on Children - SCN News invites your
comments on this session for its upcoming issue - contact
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In 1996, 186 countries pledged to cut by one half the number of 800 million hungry people by the year 2015. Unless extra efforts are made to accelerate progress, the goal will not be achieved before 2030 - a full 15 years later. The number of hungry people is only being reduced by 8 m/yr instead of the expected 20 m/yr. The review will be carried out at the highest level; civil society has been invited to participate. Contact: erwin.northoff@fao.org |
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International Colloquium on Promoting Growth and Development of Under Fives, Belgium, November 2001. Those interested in attending, contact Danielle van melle at dvmelle@itg.be |
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ChildLine is an electronic newsletter of the Basics II Project. It is a monthly bibliographic service focusing on child survival. To subscribe, send a message to basics@lb.bcentral.com with the word “subscribe” in the body of
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UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (Italy) has a new website at www.unicef-icdc.org where you will find an on-line catalogue and a bookstore ordering facility. They specialize in economic and social policy analysis and in the application of human rights instruments. Their 2000-2001 catalogue can also be ordered from florence.orders@unicef.org |
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8th Seminar of the European Nutrition Leadership Programme, Luxembourg, March 2002. It will assist developing a new leadership in human nutrition. Contact Mrs Duym-Brookman at lous.duym@staff.nutepi.wau.nl |
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Sustainable food security for all by 2020: A 2020 vision conference, September 4-6, 2001, Bonn, Germany. For more information contact s.hill-lee@cgiar.org |
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www.web-agri.com is a new agricultural search engine with access to 300,000
on-line pages. |
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Photoshare is a website of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programmes that allows you to access free photos for non-profit, educational use. You can use them in your presentations for more impact. Searching the database and ordering photos online is fast and easy. www.jhuccporg/mmc/photoshare |
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3rd International Symposium - Agroenviron 2002, Sustainable agroenvironmental systems: New technologies and applications. October 26-28, 2002, Cairo, Egypt. Contact Prof. Abdel-Rehman sirahman@intouch.com |
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For the website of the International Anti-Poverty Law Centre, an international human rights organisation based in New York, and a resource and research centre for economic, social and cultural rights. go to www.iaplc.org |
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Two important free web-based repositories of peer reviewed research for our readers to know about are http://pubmedcentral.nih.gov and www.publiclibraryofscience.org Both publish scholarly, scientific journal articles. |
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Readers who may be interested in spirulina as a means to supplement children suffering from micronutrient malnutrition, should contact Denis von der Weid at antenna.geneve@worldcom.ch |
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For a penny a day per American, the United States could lead an international campaign to cut world hunger in half by 2015. This is the conclusion of a report on Foreign Aid to End Hunger, published by the US-based Bread for the World Institute. This aid would have to be well planned and poverty-focused. One billion dollars a year in additional aid and debt relief is needed for Su b-Saharan Africa alone. Such a commitment would prompt other industrial nations to provide more aid. bread@bread.org www.bread.org |
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Register for IDPAS Iron World The Iron Deficiency Project Advisory Service is a project of the International Nutrition Foundation housed in the Tufts University School of Nutrition, Boston. Its Iron World Network, funded by the Micronutrient Initiative, links and provides free technical information for advocates, planners, project leaders and researchers working to improve iron nutrition. It makes available guidelines, research reports, articles and expert advice to its members. IDPAS Iron World has a section of the MI website at www.micronutrient.org/idpas Information is also available in free CD ROMS. Register by
contacting Gary Gleason at idpas@inffoundation.org |
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Slightly belatedly, the ACC/SCN Secretariat received a copy of the Asian Development Review Vol. 17, Nos. 1+2 of 1999. It is published by the Asian Development Bank. It will be of particular interest to our readers (especially in Asia), because it is devoted to nutrition. It has eight articles on the following topics: · Investing in child nutrition in Asiaadbpub@mail.asiandevbank.org www.adb.org |
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Political Science 675c, Nutrition Rights, Fall 2001 In the fall of 2001, this course on Nutrition Rights will be offered as a graduate course in political science by Professor George Kent of the University of Hawai’i; The course examines the meaning and the application of the human right to adequate food and nutrition. Participants will gain an understanding of recent developments in nutrition rights, and also develop skill in applying the nutrition rights approach in specific contexts. This will be an on-line course, available to anyone who has reliable access to the Internet. The core text, Nutrition Rights: The Human Right to Adequate Food and Nutrition, may be accessed at: www2.hawaii.edu/~kent/tutorial2000/titlepage.htm The syllabus for the course may be accessed at www2.hawaii.edu/~kent/pols675cfall2001syllabus.html Individuals who are not registered as full-time students at the University of Hawai’i at Mânoa can register for this course through the university’s Outreach College, accessible through its website at www.aln.hawaii.edu The tuition and registration fee for this three-unit graduate course add up to $519 for both Hawai’i residents and non-residents. Full-time students at the University of Hawai’i at Mânoa may register for the course by following their usual registration procedures. Additional information about this course may be obtained
from Professor Kent at kent@hawaii.edu |
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Ethics in Food and Agriculture Major changes in the fields of food and agriculture in recent years have brought to the fore a variety of ethical questions of relevance to food security. FAO has therefore designated ethics in food and agriculture a priority area for interdisciplinary action and established an internal committee on the matter. A new publication series has been launched, the FAO Ethics Series. The purpose of the series is to give impetus to the ongoing dialogue on issues like globalisation, the right to adequate and safe food, sustainable rural development, genetically modified organisms and the environment, and the need for equitable participation. Noteworthy is a September 2000 Report of the Panel of Eminent Experts on Ethics in Food and Agriculture. For more information, contact
margret.vidar@fao.org |
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Picture cards on breastfeeding in the form of transparencies illustrating proper breastfeeding positions, the physiology of breastfeeding and highlighting its multiple benefits. Available from TALC at talcuk@btinternet.com |
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UNICEF CATALOGUE 2001: A selection of publications on children and human development. Can be ordered from publications@un.org or orders can be placed directly at www.un.org/publications |
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Deworming in school feeding programme News come from WFP working in Nepal showing the positive impact of deworming on worm load (80% reduction, particularly relevant for hook worm) and on the prevalence of anaemia when linked to the provision of fortified blended food. WFP and WHO think these results support the idea to replicate such programmes to groups of pregnant women. For more information contact douglas.coutts@wfp.org |
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FIAN (FoodFirst Information and Action Network) has just put out its new publications catalogue covering the issues of Hungry (its international magazine) and background papers on the human right to feed oneself. Contact them at fian@fian.org |
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Micronutrient Initiative Newsletter You can request to be added to the mailing list by writing to mi-newsletter-dl@lyris.idrc.ca or watch for it in MI’s upcoming website www.micronutrient.org under resources. |
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Health in Emergencies promotes WHO’s work in preparedness and response to disasters, conflict and post conflict and raises awareness of good practice in emergency health management in humanitarian emergencies. Each issue has a specific focus area - recent topics include HIV/AIDS in emergencies, polio eradication in emergencies and water systems. The quarterly publication is available at: http://www.who.int/eha/disasters/newsletter.shtml wallacej@who.int |
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Nutrition Works and International Health Exchange have a register for food and nutrition specialists seeking work in developing countries. If you are interested in long or short-term opportunities, they would like to hear from you. Many international agencies and NGOs seek candidates from our lists. Contact Pat Brooke in London pat@ihe.org.uk |
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Subscribe to BFHI News, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Newsletter. Write to the Editor BFHI News at pubdoc@unicef.org |
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Wellstart Publications Download the full publications list and order form in PDF format: http://www.wellstart.org/publications.asp Note a new search feature |
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Would you like to post something on this bulletin board? The next issue of SCN News will go to print in December 2001. Contact: accscn@who.int |
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Four-week international training course on Food and Nutrition Security - Programmes Addressing Acute and Chronic Malnutrition 8 October to 2 November 2001 Organized by the Food and Agriculture Development Centre (ZEL) of the German Foundation for International Development (DES) in collaboration with the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and German Agro Action (DWHH), this course is designed for practitioners from food and nutrition security related projects at macro and micro level, from government as well as non-governmental agencies. It will provide a holistic understanding of the complex nature of food and nutrition security - the main focus will be the analysis and appraisal of the different approaches and instruments for the preparation, planning and management of food and nutrition security programmes. Contact: k.klennert@des.de |
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