La preocupación por el problema del hambre y la alimentación no es nueva en la historia. Ya en el siglo XIX fue objeto de estudio y desde hace varias décadas concita la atención en el campo de las políticas y de la comunidad internacional. A partir de la Conferencia Internacional sobre Nutrición (Roma, 1992) y la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Alimentación (Roma, 1996), dicha preocupación ha ido adquiriendo cada vez más relevancia. Pese a ello, y a la luz de los antecedentes de distintas fuentes, todavía hoy las deudas pendientes en América Latina y el Caribe son enormes. Al año 2002, existían 221 mi…
Cette conférence-débats a été organisée conjointement par la Coordination Nationale de la Sécurité Alimentaire (CNSA), qui est une institution étatique intersectorielle autonome placée sous la tutelle du Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et du Développement Rural (MARNDR), et la Commission Economique pour l'Amérique Latine et les Caraïbes (CEPALC) , sous le thème de l'évaluation de la situation alimentaire actuelle en Haïti. Elle a réuni, les jeudi 12 et vendredi 13 mai 2005, à L'hôtel Montana, des dirigeants et cadres techniques d'institution…
The current nutritional situation of Latin America and the Caribbean is another indicator of its social inequalities. With food production currently tripling the energy requirements of the population, there are 53 million people who have no access to sufficient food, whereas 7 percent of children under five have low weight and 16 percent have low height per age.
In this way, the characteristics shown by the nutritional profile of the Latin American and Caribbean population are not random but a reflection of the great income inequalities and of the insufficient relevance given to food and nutri…
Food insecurity and hunger are closely associated with extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, but they should not be confused with it. A diet which is insufficient for leading a normal life and is also inadequate from a nutritional point of view affects not only those living in conditions of extreme poverty but also broader sectors and groups living in particular areas or regions of each country. Among the forms of deprivation affecting those living in a state of extreme poverty, however, the lack of access to food is the most serious problem and that which it is most urgent to er…
A particularly crucial issue.In the context of the Millennium Development Goals, we dedicate this second edition of Challenges to the issue of child malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean.Likewise, the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, as Chief of State and Paediatritian, sets forth arguments calling on governments and citizens to mobilize for children's rights to adequate nutrition.…
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