Nutrition and Food Safety
The Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) Department is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child malnutrition, overweight and obesity.

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NFS newsletter July- August 2025 pub cover
This edition of the NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook in July and August 2025.

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NFS key achievement 2023 pub cover
This brochure of our main 2023 achievements highlights the value of global health leadership in setting objectives, aligning partners, and driving change...

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

Recognizing that the world is not on track to meet all of the 2025 global nutrition targets, WHO Member States, during the 78th World Health Assembly in...

Global nutrition targets 2030: child wasting brief

Wasting, or being too thin for one’s age, is defined as a weight-for-height that is more than two standard deviations below the World Health Organization...

Global nutrition targets 2030: breastfeeding brief

Exclusive breastfeeding – defined as the practice of only giving an infant breast-milk for the first 6 months of life (no other food or water) –...

Global nutrition targets 2030: childhood overweight brief

Children aged 0 to 5 years are classified as overweight if their weight-for-length/height or BMI-for-age falls over 2 standard deviations above the median...



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This document was prepared in support of the publication "WHO reference protocol for measuring fatty acids in foods, with emphasis on monitoring trans-fatty...

NFS newsletter July- August 2025 pub cover

This edition of the NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook in July and August 2025. 

NFS newsletter - May-June 2025 publication cover

This edition of the NFS Newsletter features key activities we undertook in May and June 2025. 

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 thumbnail

This report is the annual global monitoring report for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets 2.1 and 2.2 – to end hunger, food insecurity...

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