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The COVID-9 pandemic has generated human suffering and economic
devastation across the world - but these reflect not just the
impact of the disease but the policy failures of governments.
Further, the trajectory of the disease and the human and economic
outcomes has varied greatly, again because of how governments have
responded and the institutional context. This volume brings
together analyses of the public policy responses from many
different countries, to evaluate what has worked and what hasn't,
what has been done and what could have been done - and the
potential directions for the future.
In November 2014, representatives from over 170 governments,
together with leaders of inter-governmental organizations and civil
society - including non-governmental organizations, researchers,
the private sector, and consumer representatives - converged in
Rome for the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2).
ICN2 was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to
mobilize and unite the international community for the protracted
struggle against malnutrition. The conference and its preparatory
process provided a forum in which the world community, led by
governments, affirmed its shared commitment to eradicating
malnutrition by adopting the Rome Declaration and reaching
agreement on a comprehensive, harmonized Framework for Action.
Ending Malnutrition: From Commitment to Action aims to make
available the insights and judgments that emerged from ICN2 to
practitioners across the world. It begins with a review of current
evidence on the prevalence and incidence of malnutrition across the
globe. It then presents analyses of the most salient policy issues
to be confronted in a concerted global effort to end malnutrition:
strengthening food systems as the core of a sustainable nutrition
strategy; promoting social protection to address underlying
inequities as well as immediate needs that contribute to
malnutrition; using fortification and supplementation, especially,
to address micronutrient deficiencies; and ensuring improved access
to water and sanitation for an effective nutrition strategy. A
concluding chapter focuses on the indispensable role that
multilateral institutions can play in accelerating and sustaining
global momentum on nutrition, and to secure a place for nutrition
at the forefront of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.
Throughout, the emphasis is on practical steps that can be taken by
governments and their partners to end malnutrition in all its
forms.
This is the second in a series of field reports on village surveys
conducted by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies. This report deals
with agrarian relations in two villages of Rajasthan: Rewasiin
Sikar district and 25 F Gulabewala in Sri Ganganagar district. It
presents an analysis of statistical data collected through
census-type surveys conducted in both villages. The focus of the
study is on differences across socio-economic classes and social
groups in respect of a rang eof variables, including land, assets,
incomes, crop production, employment, indebtedness, schooling, and
housing. The report attempts to contribute to the discussion on
agrarian relations and economic distress in contemporary rural
Rajasthan and India.
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