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Decade of Action in Nutrition
UN Decade of Action on Nutrition, ICN2 and the SDGs
In November 2014, at the Second International Conference on Nutrition1
(ICN2) jointly
organized by FAO and WHO in Rome, Italy, world leaders committed to eradicating hunger and
preventing all forms of malnutrition (i.e. undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency, overweight
and obesity) worldwide. A common vision for global action was set out, enshrined in the Rome
Declaration on Nutrition and the ICN2 Framework for Action (FfA),2
to ensure that everyone
has access to sufficient, affordable, diversified, safe and nutritious foods that contribute to
healthy diets. The ICN2 FfA provides a set of 60 policies and actions that governments, acting
in cooperation with other stakeholders, may incorporate into their national nutrition, health,
agriculture, development and investment plans (see Annex 1).
In September 2015, Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(“2030 Agenda”) and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United Nations (UN)
General Assembly.3
Addressing malnutrition in all its forms is firmly embedded in the 2030
Agenda, in particular through SDG 2,4 which aims to end hunger, achieve food security and
improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Building on the momentum for an acceleration of actions on nutrition, the UN General
Assembly declared the period from 2016 to 2025 a UN Decade of Action on Nutrition5
(hereafter “Nutrition Decade”), which provides a clearly defined, time-bound and cohesive
framework for all countries and stakeholders to increase nutrition investments and implement
policies and programmes to improve food security and nutrition (Figure 1).6