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The six targets include ending hunger and increasing access to food (2.1), ending all forms of malnutrition (2.2), agricultural productivity (2.3), sustainable food production systems and resilient agricultural practices (2.4), genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals (2.5), investments, research and ...
The programme supplies free lunches on working days for children in government primary and upper primary schools, government aided Anganwadis, Madarsa and Maqtabs. [3] Serving 120 million children in over 1.27 million schools and Education Guarantee Scheme centres, the Midday Meal Scheme is the largest of its kind in the world. [4]
The number of sick children overwhelmed the school and the local medical system. Some of the sick children were sent home, forcing their parents to seek help on their own. [4] According to the official count, 23 children died as a result of the contaminated food. [1] Parents and local villagers said at least 27 had died. [2]
A United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization study conducted in 2009 [48] said that food production would have to increase by 70% over the next 40 years, and food production in the developing world would need to double [49] to feed a projected population increase from 7.8 billion to 9.1 billion in 2050.
Undernutrition in children, occurs when children do not consume enough calories, protein, or micronutrients to maintain good health. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is common globally and may result in both short and long term irreversible adverse health outcomes.
In young children with severe acute malnutrition, it is unclear if ready-to-use therapeutic food differs from a normal diet. [169] Severely malnourished individuals can experience refeeding syndrome if fed too quickly. [170] Refeeding syndrome can result regardless of whether food is taken orally, enterally or parenterally. [170]
Sacrifices in food consumption for the good of children's food, particularly in moments of scarcity, is highly disseminated. In most cases, it is an adult woman who has to make a sacrifice. The disproportionate poverty aimed at women and children comes due to the discrimination and traditions of exclusion, leaving them the most vulnerable. [11]
WFP is an executive member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, [11] a consortium of UN entities that aims to fulfil the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with a priority to achieve SDG 2, "zero hunger", by 2030. [12] The World Food Programme was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for its efforts to provide food ...