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Lao. A boy eats in a classroom.
Statement
27 July 2021
Children and young people must be at the heart of food systems transformation
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for the Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems
Document
05 February 2021
Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

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Fruits and savouries on display inside a food supermarket
Article
04 March 2020
What are we waiting for?
Child obesity in Mexico presents an urgency that demands immediate change
Children eat their lunchtime meal at the Shining Star Nursery, which is owned and run by Claudette Thompson in Buckley's Estate in Basseterre on St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis, Tuesday 11 July 2017.
Press release
20 November 2019
Novo Nordisk and UNICEF announce new partnership to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore at the launch of the State of the World's Children report in London, England. 15 October 2019
Statement
15 October 2019
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore remarks at the launch of the State of the World’s Children Report
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Kazakhstan. A boy holds some vegetables in a supermarket.
Article
14 October 2019
In Kazakhstan, eating well can be a daily struggle
A boy and his mother explain why sticking to a healthy diet is hard when temptation is around every corner
Pau Gasol appointed Global Champion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity by UNICEF
Press release
03 July 2019
Pau Gasol appointed Global Champion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity by UNICEF
NBA All-star player will help tackle the global burden of childhood obesity

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