38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
On March 18, 2024, the 38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean and ministerial level sessions, with the presence of the President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu. The event will extend for four days and will […]
Exchange of experiences cycle_School Feeding Legislation
The event ‘Experience Exchange Cycle – School Feeding Legislation: Human Right to Adequate Food’ is an initiative of the School Meals Coalition, the Representation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ecuador, and the Sustainable School Food Network (RAES), a strategy driven by the Government of Brazil, through the Brazilian […]
Webinar on the new guidelines to promote adequate and healthy nutrition in Brazilian schools
On 24 January, at 15:30 (Brasília time), the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance – Family and Fight against Hunger (MDS) is organising a webinar on the Presidential Decree, which will present the principles, strategic axes and guidelines for promoting adequate and healthy food in schools and the next steps for its implementation. The Decree […]
School meal nutrition standards as a tool to support the right to food in schools
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), supported financially by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, are currently implementing a global project that aims to: In anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations’ Right to Food guidelines in 2024, the 16th Global […]
Event: Award ceremony for schools with good practices in EAN in El Salvador
The awards ceremony will be held on 4 December to recognise the good practices and leadership of schools in implementing food and nutrition education as agents of change for other schools at national level and in the LAC region, to motivate the sustainability of actions in schools and to encourage the exchange of experiences with […]
School feeding highlighted at the 6th National Conference on Food and Nutrition Security in Brazil
The National Education Development Fund (FNDE) took part on Tuesday (12) in the second day and official opening of the 6th National Conference on Food and Nutrition Security (CNSAN), whose theme is “Eradicating hunger and guaranteeing rights with Real Food, Democracy and Equity”. During the meeting, which took place in Brasilia on 14 December 2023, […]
Launch of the course in the Dominican Republic
The course “Effective food and nutrition education from the Educational Centre, tools to achieve a healthy and sustainable diet” aimed at teachers, technicians and delegates of institutions related to food and nutrition, was launched on 22 November in the Dominican Republic. This course will serve as a reference for the curriculum for the creation of […]
Final event of the project “Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
In the framework of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Programme, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of External Relations (ABC/MRE), the National Fund for Educational Development of the Ministry of Education (FNDE/MEC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the Sustainable School Feeding Network, organized the closing event of the […]
XX Latin American Nutrition Congress in Ecuador
The XX Latin American Congress of Nutrition will take place in Cuenca, Ecuador, from 22-26 October. This edition of the traditional regional congress will be attended by researchers, members of civil society and professionals in the field of nutrition from different Latin American countries. The aim of the congress is to promote the generation and […]
