United Nations
Food and nutrition security
The aims of the Social Development Division include researching and increasing knowledge of factors curtailing the exercise of rights or limiting the development potential and social well-being of the population. Food and nutrition security is one such factor, and an important one. Since 2003, the Division has been conducting projects on the conceptual analysis of gaps, inequalities, policies and programmes, with a view to combating hunger, undernutrition and food insecurity in the region and addressing problems related to obesity and the consequences of malnutrition.
Activities
El impacto social y económico de la Doble Carga de la Malnutrición en América Latina y el Caribe: resultados de 8 países de la región
La CEPAL y el WFP, han organizado un espacio de discusión y análisis sobre los estudios del impacto social y económico de la Doble Carga en 8 países de la región que permita resaltar la huella social generada por la doble carga y abogar por acciones desde la política social, la institucionalidad y la gobernanza de los países de la región.
Pobreza Rural, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional y Sistemas de Protección Social en Mesoamérica
Fase Presencial del Curso
News
Combined Impact of Undernutrition and Obesity Costs Region’s Countries Millions of Dollars
A report by ECLAC and the World Food Programme indicates that malnutrition had an impact equal to 4.3% of GDP in Ecuador, 2.3% in Mexico and 0.2% in Chile.
Seminar on social protection and signature of the agreement establishing the organization of the second session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (in Spanish).
Opening of the seminar to support the CELAC Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and the Eradication of Hunger 2025
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
