Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) in Rome This week

The HCC will be represented by Director, Prof Rainford Wilks, this week at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) in Rome, on 19-20 November.
The ICN2 will be a high-level ministerial conference which will propose a flexible policy framework to address today’s major nutrition challenges and identify priorities for enhanced international cooperation on nutrition. The meeting was preceded by a Civil Society Pre-Conference on 17-18 November, bringing together over 150 representatives of civil society organisations, including the HCC, and social movements working on nutrition from around the world. The planned outcome of this Civil Society Pre-Conference will be a statement laying out the civil society vision for post-ICN2.
The HCC has been involved in the preparatory activities leading up to this meeting, contributing our unique SIDS perspective, to the review process for the 3 major outcome documents: the Political Declaration (PD) (Rome Declaration) the Framework for Action (FFA) and a CSO Vision Statement.
This is a unique opportunity for countries to discuss how to achieve the Rome Declaration’s overall goal to “eradicate hunger and prevent all forms of malnutrition worldwide, particularly undernourishment, stunting, wasting, underweight and overweight in children under five years of age; and anaemia in women and children among other micronutrient deficiencies; as well as reverse the rising trends in overweight and obesity and reduce the burden of diet-related noncommunicable diseases in all age groups. Against this background, the NCD Alliance and World Cancer Research Fund International have produced a Call to Member States on the ICN2 highlighting priority commitments in the Rome Declaration. We urge you to read this document and disseminate within your networks. (HCC news)