Yemen partakes in ICN2 in Roma
The Source: SANA'A\Hadhramaut\Saba - Tuesday -18/Nov./2014
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Yemen participates in the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) to be held at Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy on November 19-21. The Conference, which is organized by the FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO), will build on ongoing global political processes and initiatives to contribute to the post-2015 UN development agenda including identifying priority areas, nutrition development goals as well as the policies that are required to achieve, measure and account for them.
"The outcome of the ICN2 will contribute to the UN Secretary-General's call for a high degree of policy coherence at global, regional, national and sub-national levels and a global partnership for development at all levels. The ICN2 will also enlarge on the Secretary-General's call to leaders gathered at the Rio+20 Summit to take up the "Zero Hunger Challenge."
Minister of Public Health and Population Riyadh Abdullah said that the conference aims to reshape the global food system to respond the needs of the world's population taking into account the emerging challenges on health, nutrition and environmental levels.
He added the conference seeks to strengthen national mechanisms for food security and nutrition through the government departments and activate the United Nations' policies, strategies, programs, funds and agencies as well as strengthening health systems and developing full health coverage.
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