The human right to adequate food and freedom from hunger
The Heads of State and Government gathered in Rome at the World Food Summit at the invitation of FAO, reaffirmed on November 13 1996 the right of everyone to have…
The Fight for the Right to Food continues
According to figures from the FAO, there are almost 870 million chronically undernourished people in the world today, primarily in developing countries. Every year, 6 million children die, directly or…
Right to Food -A Fundamental Right
In the above mentioned Proceedings, the Commission has taken the view that the Right to Food is inherent to a life with dignity, and Article 21 of the Constitution of…
Right to Food and Development
The historical and political background of the Right to Food (hereinafter also referred to as RTF) is much more than the history and politics of malnutrition. It concerns the development…
Malnutrition in India
This article is based on the editorial “The malaise of malnutrition”. It talks about the reasons and challenges associated with malnutrition in India Modern-day India represents a paradoxical situation where a…
Challenges in Malnutrition
Source : https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/challenges-in-malnutrition/59942512 World Bank data indicates that India has one of the world’s highest demographics of children suffering from malnutrition According to the survey, 38.4% of Indian children under…
Nutrition Challenges in India – An Overview
Home/ Campaign /The Government's Efforts to Fight Malnutrition/ Nutrition Challenges in India - An Overview Adequate Nutrition is essential for human development. Malnutrition includes both undernutrition as well as over-nutrition and refers to…
STREET CHILDREN, RIGHTS AND SERVICE PROVISIONS
Today, we live in the world where there is an unprecedented increase ofhuman rights enunciations, and a growing disregard for these very rights. The children’s group is one of those…
Working With Street Children- WHO
READ THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT HERE - https://www.unodc.org/pdf/youthnet/who_street_children_module1.PDF Street children are the casualties of economic growth, war, poverty, loss of traditional values, domestic violence, physical and mental abuse. Every street child…
Problems and Solutions when Dealing with Street Children
A qualitative study based on experiences from Social Workers' in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Read the entire paper here - https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1148447/FULLTEXT01.pdf Abstract Based on qualitative interviews with social workers is the…