In 2015, 159 million children under the age of five were chronically malnourished or stunted, underscoring a massive global health and economic development challenge (UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank 2015). In 2012—in an effort to rally the international community around improving nutrition—the 176 members of the World Health Assembly endorsed the first-ever global nutrition targets, focusing on six areas: stunting, anemia, low birthweight, childhood overweight, breastfeeding, and wasting. These targets aim to boost investments in cost-effective interventions, spearhead better implementation practices, and catalyze progress toward decreasing malnutrition.
Executive Summary (English, French, Spanish)
Briefs:
Anemia technical brief (English, French, Spanish)
Breastfeeding technical brief (English, French, Spanish)
Stunting technical brief (English, French, Spanish)
Wasting technical brief (English, French, Spanish)
Economic benefits brief (English, French, Spanish)
Investment packages brief (English, French, Spanish)