A/RES/72/306
Implementation of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025)
Expressing concern that the world is not on track to eradicate hunger and
malnutrition by 2030 and that, at the current pace, the targets of Sustainable
Development Goal 2 will not be achieved in many parts of the world, and calling for
additional efforts to support the transformational change needed,
Acknowledging the importance of promoting sustainable farming and
agriculture, which will contribute to sustainable food production systems and the
conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems and help to eradicate hunger and
malnutrition,
Expressing concern that, at the global level, the number of undernourished
people has been on the rise since 2014, reaching an estimated 81 5 million in 2016,
Recognizing the important contribution that family farming and smallholder
farming can play in providing food security and eradicating poverty in the attainment
of the Sustainable Development Goals,
Recognizing with concern that women are more likely to be food insecure than
men in every region of the world, that almost one third of women of reproductive age
worldwide suffer from anaemia, a persistent problem that also puts the nutriti on and
health of many children at risk, that, despite considerable reduction in the global
prevalence of stunting between 2005 and 2017, 150.8 million children under 5 years
of age still suffer from stunted growth, and that wasting, undernutrition, overwei ght
and obesity are recurrent problems for children in several countries,
Recalling the 2011 political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General
Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases 2 and the 2014
outcome document of the high-level meeting of the Assembly on the comprehensive
review and assessment of the progress achieved in the prevention and control of
non-communicable diseases, 3 and looking forward to the third high-level meeting of
the Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, to be held
in 2018,
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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 4
2.
Notes the development of the work programme of the United Nations
Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025), 5 as a living document developed through
an inclusive, continuous and collaborative process, including the intention of
convening open and inclusive dialogues at midterm (2020/21) and at the end (2025)
of the Decade, building upon and connecting initiatives of Governments and t heir
many partners;
3.
Recognizes the commitments made by Governments, and acknowledges
the contributions by all relevant stakeholders at the national, regional and
international levels, including United Nations organizations, civil society and the
private sector, in advancing the implementation of the Decade;
4.
Encourages Governments, United Nations organizations, other
international and regional organizations, civil society, the private sector and academia
to make ambitious commitments with a view to intensifying their efforts and scaling
up their activities under the work programme of the Decade;
5.
Calls upon the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
and the World Health Organization to further strengthen their efforts in continuin g to
lead and monitor the implementation of the Decade, in collaboration with the World
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Resolution 66/2, annex.
Resolution 68/300.
A/72/829.
Available at www.unscn.org/en/topics/un-decade-of-action-on-nutrition?idnews=1791.
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