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Consolidating School Feeding Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean - GCP/RLA/223/BRA








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    In Jamaica, malnutrition is an ongoing serious health problem, 200 000 people 2016 2018 are undernourished, stunting is present in 6 percent of children under five years of age 2012 while around 30 percent of children aged between 5 19 years are overweight 2016 Political commitment, in the form of investments and public policies, has proved to be one of the key elements in reducing food insecurity indicators in the country over the last two decades In this regard, one of the most successful policies in terms of improving nutrition status of children and youth has been the School Feeding Programmes ( However, the Government of Jamaica recognized the need to introduce new elements in its SFP, to enable local family farmers to benefit from the income opportunities created, among other things.
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    Climate Resilience in Agricultural and Rural Development Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean - TCP/RLA/3704 2022
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    Climate change and weather variations have an influence on the incidence of natural phenomena around the world, and pose a serious threat to crops, livestock and agricultural systems in general, putting countries' Food and Nutrition Security ( at risk Likewise, the livelihoods of rural societies are under threat, with a reduced ability to overcome poverty and achieve development The countries of the Latin America and Caribbean ( region are designing and implementing national programmes for agricultural and rural development, yet most of these programmes do not consider the threats and challenges arising from the effects of climate change and, therefore, do not include practices, actions and mechanisms that make them more resilient and better adapted to this phenomenon To ensure sustainable rural development, it is essential that national programmes for agricultural and rural development in the region include considerations of mitigation, adaptation and resilience with regard to the effects and new circumstances that arise due to climate change The project’s goal was to establish the necessary guidelines for the integration of resilience criteria into national programmes for agricultural and rural development in LAC, while developing the necessary technical and institutional capacities to do so.
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    Consolidación de programas de alimentación escolar en la América Latina y el Caribe - GCP/RLA/223/BRA 2024
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    Los años de cooperación internacional para el logro de la seguridad alimentaria en América Latina y el Caribe fueron truncados por la pandemia de Covid-19 en 2020. Dada la urgencia, se produjeron cambios económicos en la implicación de las instituciones en el desarrollo de programas de alimentación escolar (PAE), entrega de alimentos y creación de aulas seguras.El proyecto ha seguido la cooperación técnica del gobierno brasileño en la región, apoyando la implementación de programas y políticas públicas para garantizar una alimentación adecuada y saludable para los estudiantes y sus familias, así como impulsando el desarrollo económico local a través de compras directas a los agricultores familiares.Como resultado de esta Cooperación Sur-Sur en desarrollo de capacidades e igualdad de género, ha surgido una red de alimentación escolar en la región que agrega 26 países que participan de las actividades y diálogos sobre el tema, la cual ha contribuido a reducir la pobreza y la malnutrición.

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