Side event: launch of report "The cost of the double burden of malnutrition: main social and economic impacts in eight Latin American countries"
Background In 2005, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) developed and applied the methodology for studying the Cost of Hunger with the aim of estimating the social and economic impact of malnutrition in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, and thereby informing governments and legislatures in LAC countries about the comprehensive impact of malnutrition on individuals, families and the economy of nations, in order to motivate public policies that allow for an effective response to this problem and guarantee the right to food of their pop…