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title: UN Decade Of Action On Nutrition
description: In April 2016, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025) through Resolution 70/259. Under the normative framework of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
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updated: "2024-05-22"
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# UN Decade Of Action On Nutrition

In April 2016, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025) through Resolution 70/259. Under the normative framework of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Nutrition Decade marks a new ambition and direction in global nutrition action: to eradicate hunger, end malnutrition in all its forms and reduce the burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in all age groups. The Nutrition Decade represents an unprecedented opportunity for achieving nutrition impact at scale, with a collective vision of a world where all people at all times and at all stages of life have access to affordable, diversified, safe and healthy diets.

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[http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/en/](http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/en/)[http://www.who.int/nutrition/](http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/en/)[decade-of-action/en/](http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/en/)

[http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/workprogramme-2016to2025/en/](http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/workprogramme-2016to2025/en/)[http://www.who.int/nutrition/](http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/workprogramme-2016to2025/en/)[decade-of-action/](http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/workprogramme-2016to2025/en/)[workprogramme-2016to2025/en/](http://www.who.int/nutrition/decade-of-action/workprogramme-2016to2025/en/)