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Book (stand-alone)Report of the regional expert consultation of the Asia-Pacific network for food and nutrition on concretizing actions on establishment of food Insecurity and vulnerability information and mapping systems (FIVIMS)
Wadduwa, Sri Lanka, 9 - 12 November 1999
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Book (stand-alone)The regional expert consultation of the Asia-Pacific network for food and nutrition on the follow-up on establishment of food insecurity and vulnerability informaiton and mapping systems (FIVIMS) 2000
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No results found.This document contains a record of the proceedings of the 21 to 24 November 2000 consultation in Bangkok, Thailand, which was attended by delegates from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam, as well as FAO experts. Resource persons from the Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment in Canada, Institute of Nutrition of Thailand's Mahidol University, Policy Research for Development Alternative in Ba ngladesh and the DECCAN Development Society in India, besides special invitees from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), were also present. Identification of the undernourished and those vulnerable to food insecurity is a vital first step in battling hunger. A joint global initiative of 26 international agencies, FIVIMS involves yearly global assessments, which are presented in FAO's annual The State of Food Insecurity in the World reports. The meeting reviewed the status of FIVIMS-related activities in the above Asian countries as well as their progress toward the goals set by the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN) and the World Food Summit. The delegates were also briefed about activities concerning traditional food resources of indigenous people.
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