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Childhood stunting fell dramatically over the 20th century

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2026 Background Report for the 2030 Reading Panel

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The first South African National Gender-Based Violence Study, 2022: a baseline survey on victimisation and perpetration.

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Food Fortification protects billions—but could triple its impact

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Impact of large-scale food fortification programmes on micronutrient inadequacies and their implementation costs: a modelling analysis

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16 October 2024
Introducing and Scaling Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Programming Frequently Asked Questions for Decision-makers

This resource answers common questions national decision‑makers have about introducing and scaling multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) programmes for pregnant women. It explains practical considerations, evidence, policy issues and challenges countries face as they transition from iron‑folic acid to MMS in antenatal care. The FAQ aims to inform strategy, planning and advocacy to improve maternal nutrition outcomes.

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Introducing and Scaling Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Programming Frequently Asked Questions for Decision-makers

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This resource answers common questions national decision‑makers have about introducing and scaling multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) programmes for pregnant women. It explains practical considerations, evidence, policy issues and challenges countries face as they transition from iron‑folic acid to MMS in antenatal care. The FAQ aims to inform strategy, planning and advocacy to improve maternal nutrition outcomes.

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26 March 2026
UNIMMAP-Quality-Standards-Brief-FAQ-web-layout-3-19

This is a summary of a technical brief and FAQ outlining quality standards for UNIMMAP multiple micronutrient supplements. It explains requirements for manufacturing, testing, packaging, and regulatory compliance, helping ensure safe, effective, and consistent products while guiding countries, suppliers, and programmes in maintaining high-quality maternal nutrition interventions.

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This is a summary of a technical brief and FAQ outlining quality standards for UNIMMAP multiple micronutrient supplements. It explains requirements for manufacturing, testing, packaging, and regulatory compliance, helping ensure safe, effective, and consistent products while guiding countries, suppliers, and programmes in maintaining high-quality maternal nutrition interventions.

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16 October 2024
Using Implementation Science to Support the Introduction and Scale-up of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation

This 2024 guidance explains how implementation science (IS) can help countries introduce and scale up antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) programs. It complements a global MMS scale‑up framework by detailing why and how IS can inform policy, delivery, monitoring, and adaptation of MMS intervention across phases of introduction and expansion.

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Using Implementation Science to Support the Introduction and Scale-up of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation

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This 2024 guidance explains how implementation science (IS) can help countries introduce and scale up antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) programs. It complements a global MMS scale‑up framework by detailing why and how IS can inform policy, delivery, monitoring, and adaptation of MMS intervention across phases of introduction and expansion.

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16 May 2025
Unconditional Cash Transfers: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Randomized Evaluations in Low and Middle Income Countries

This working paper uses Bayesian meta-analysis to combine evidence from 115 studies of 72 unconditional cash transfer (UCT) programs in low- and middle-income countries. It finds strong positive effects on consumption, income, school enrollment, food security, assets, and child growth, and explores hypotheses about labor supply, targeting, and program design.

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Unconditional Cash Transfers: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Randomized Evaluations in Low and Middle Income Countries

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This working paper uses Bayesian meta-analysis to combine evidence from 115 studies of 72 unconditional cash transfer (UCT) programs in low- and middle-income countries. It finds strong positive effects on consumption, income, school enrollment, food security, assets, and child growth, and explores hypotheses about labor supply, targeting, and program design.

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27 March 2026
Food Fortification protects billions—but could triple its impact

This report highlights large-scale food fortification as a highly cost-effective strategy to reduce global micronutrient deficiencies. It shows current programmes prevent billions of nutrient gaps annually but have untapped potential. Expanding coverage, improving compliance, and strengthening policies could significantly increase impact, reaching more vulnerable populations worldwide.

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Food Fortification protects billions—but could triple its impact

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This report highlights large-scale food fortification as a highly cost-effective strategy to reduce global micronutrient deficiencies. It shows current programmes prevent billions of nutrient gaps annually but have untapped potential. Expanding coverage, improving compliance, and strengthening policies could significantly increase impact, reaching more vulnerable populations worldwide.

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29 January 2026
The State of Household Food Insecurity in South Africa. 2026 Report

This report presents evidence that food insecurity in South Africa is high, persistent and structural. It shows rising food insecurity from 2019–2023, with many households including those with children worried about food, skipping meals, or going without food. Rising food prices, unemployment and inadequate safety nets drive hardship. The report calls for targeted, child‑focused nutrition and food support policies.

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The State of Household Food Insecurity in South Africa. 2026 Report

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This report presents evidence that food insecurity in South Africa is high, persistent and structural. It shows rising food insecurity from 2019–2023, with many households including those with children worried about food, skipping meals, or going without food. Rising food prices, unemployment and inadequate safety nets drive hardship. The report calls for targeted, child‑focused nutrition and food support policies.

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4 September 2024
Working for Zero Hunger

The Right to Foods activity book explains the human right to adequate, nutritious food in a child‑friendly way, showing how food choices, affordability and access affect diets. It uses fun activities and stories to teach young people about global food systems, challenges like hunger and malnutrition, and how everyone can help build fair, healthy, sustainable food systems where no one is left behind.

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Working for Zero Hunger

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The Right to Foods activity book explains the human right to adequate, nutritious food in a child‑friendly way, showing how food choices, affordability and access affect diets. It uses fun activities and stories to teach young people about global food systems, challenges like hunger and malnutrition, and how everyone can help build fair, healthy, sustainable food systems where no one is left behind.

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11 September 2025
Feeding Profit. How food environments are failing children. Child Nutrition Report 2025

This report shows that global child obesity has surpassed underweight for the first time, driven by widespread availability and marketing of ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks. It shows rising overweight rates, especially in low- and middle-income countries, and calls for stronger regulation, healthier food environments, improved labelling, and policies that make nutritious foods affordable and accessible.

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Feeding Profit. How food environments are failing children. Child Nutrition Report 2025

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This report shows that global child obesity has surpassed underweight for the first time, driven by widespread availability and marketing of ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks. It shows rising overweight rates, especially in low- and middle-income countries, and calls for stronger regulation, healthier food environments, improved labelling, and policies that make nutritious foods affordable and accessible.

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17 August 2024
Priority areas for reducing stunting in South Africa: Examining the implications of recent international evidence

This is a working paper outlining international evidence on child stunting to guide policy in South Africa. It highlights causes such as inadequate diets, infections and poor stimulation, and recommends evidence‑based actions like complementary feeding education, nutrient supplements for young children, improved food environments, supportive policies, and better data to reduce high national stunting rates.

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Priority areas for reducing stunting in South Africa: Examining the implications of recent international evidence

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This is a working paper outlining international evidence on child stunting to guide policy in South Africa. It highlights causes such as inadequate diets, infections and poor stimulation, and recommends evidence‑based actions like complementary feeding education, nutrient supplements for young children, improved food environments, supportive policies, and better data to reduce high national stunting rates.

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28 October 2025
Global nutrition targets 2030: topical briefs on maternal, infant and young child nutrition

This policy brief outlines the extended global nutrition targets to 2030 after Member States recognised that original 2025 goals were off track. It explains renewed commitments, key indicators and operational targets such as reducing child stunting and anaemia, lowering low birth weight, increasing exclusive breastfeeding, and addressing wasting and childhood overweight to guide countries’ nutrition action plans.

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Global nutrition targets 2030: topical briefs on maternal, infant and young child nutrition

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This policy brief outlines the extended global nutrition targets to 2030 after Member States recognised that original 2025 goals were off track. It explains renewed commitments, key indicators and operational targets such as reducing child stunting and anaemia, lowering low birth weight, increasing exclusive breastfeeding, and addressing wasting and childhood overweight to guide countries’ nutrition action plans.

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