Global recession increases malnutrition for the most vulnerable people in developing countries Pregnant women and children are hardest hit
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The nutritional impact of the recession and the SCN The subject of this note is the impact of high food prices and the global financial crisis on the hunger and malnutrition targets of the MDG1, as well as their likely repercussions with regard to other MDGs, especially MDG4 and 5, and actions needed to mitigate these effects. As the policy harmonization body for nutrition of the UN, the SCN is well placed for dealing with these multi-sectoral dimensions of the impacts of the financial crisis.
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