Food and nutrition security

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

4 October 2023, 14:00 - 15:15 | Otros eventos

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.

26 - 28 November 2014 | Reuniones y seminarios técnicos

News

24 April 2017 | Press Release

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.

10 March 2015 | Speech