Nutrition and Food Safety
The Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) Department is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child malnutrition, overweight and obesity.

WHA resolutions and decisions

WHA75(21)  Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
Agenda item 18.1
28 May 2022
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WHA75(22)  WHO global strategy for food safety
Agenda item 18.2
28 May 2022
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WHA75(11) Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of  the General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
Agenda item 14.1
28 May 2022

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WHA75 - Annex 7  Acceleration plan to support Member States in implementing the recommendations for the prevention and management of obesity over the life course
28 May 2022
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WHA75 - Annex 14  Recommendations for the prevention and management of obesity over the life course, including considering the development of targets in this regard
28 May 2022
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WHA73(26)  Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
Agenda item 15.2
13 November 2020
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WHA73.5  Strengthening efforts on food safety
3 August 2020
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WHA71.9  Infant and young child feeding
Agenda item 12.6
26 May 2018
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WHA71.2  Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018
Agenda item 11.7
26 May 2018
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WHA71 - Annex 1 WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases Pursuing policy coherence to achieve SDG target 3.4 on NCDs (Montevideo, Uruguay, 18–20 October 2017)
26 May 2018
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WHA69.9  Ending inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young child
Agenda item 12.1
28 May 2016
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WHA69.8  United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (‎2016–2025)‎
Agenda item 12.1
28 May 2016
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WHA68.19  Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition
26 May 2015
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WHA68(14)  Maternal, infant and young child nutrition: development of the core set of indicators
26 May 2015
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WHA67(9)  Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
23 May 2014
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WHA65.6  Maternal, infant and young child nutrition
Agenda item 13.3
26 May 2012
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WHA63.3  Advancing food safety initiatives
Agenda item 11.8
20 May 2010
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WHA63.23  Infant and young child nutrition
17-21 May 2010
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WHA61.20  Infant and young child nutrition: biennial progress report
24 May 2008
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WHA60.21  Sustaining the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders
Agenda item 12.21
23 May 2007
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WHA59.21  Infant and young child nutrition 2006
27 May 2006
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WHA59.11  Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
27 May 2006
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WHA58.32  Infant and young child nutrition
25 May 2005
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WHA58.24  Sustaining the elimination of iodine deficiency disorders
25 May 2005
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WHA56.23  Joint FAO/WHO evaluation of the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Agenda item 14.19
28 May 2003
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WHA55.25  Infant and young child nutrition
Agenda item 13.10
18 May 2002
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WHA53.15  Food safety
Agenda item 12.3
20 May 2000
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WHA54.2  Infant and young child nutrition
Geneva, 14-22 May 2001
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WHA52.24  Prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders
Agenda item 13
25 May 1999
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WHA49.15  Infant and young child nutrition
25 May 1996
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WHA49.13  Prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders
Agenda item 17
25 May 1996
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WHA47.5  Infant and young child nutrition
9 May 1994
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WHA46.7  International Conference on Nutrition: follow-up action
10 May 1993
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WHA45.34  Infant and young child nutrition (‎progress and evaluation report; and status of implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes)
14 May 1992
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WHA45.33  National strategies for prevention and control of micronutrient malnutrition
Agenda item 21
14 May 1992
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WHA44.33  Collaboration within the United Nations Systems: World Summit for Children: follow-up action
15 May 1991
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WHA43.3  Protecting promoting and supporting breast-feeding
14 May 1990
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WHA43.2  Prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders
Agenda item 17
14 May 1990
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WHA41.11  Infant and young child nutrition
11 May 1988
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WHA39.31  Prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders
Agenda item 29
16 May 1986
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WHA39.28  Infant and young child nutrition
Agenda item 21
16 May 1986Arabic |   Chinese |  English |  French |  Russian |  Spanish

WHA37.30  Infant and young child nutrition
17 May 1984
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WHA37.18  Prevention and control of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia
Agenda item 20
16 May 1984
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WHA35.26  International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
14 May 1982
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WHA34.23  Nutritional value and safety of products specifically intended for infant and young child feeding
21 May 1981
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WHA34.22  International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
21 May 1981
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WHA33.32  Infant and Young Child Feeding
23 May 1980
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WHA31.49  Food hygiene
24 May 1978
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WHA31.47  The role of the health sector in the development of national and international food and nutrition policies and plans, with special reference to combating malnutrition
24 May 1978
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WHA30.51  The role of the health sector in the development of national and international food and nutrition policies and plans
19 May 1977
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WHA28.42  United Nations World Food Conference
28 May 1975
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WHA27.43  Infant nutrition and breastfeeding
23 May 1974
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WHA16.42  Joint FAO/WHO programme on food standards (‎Codex Alimentarius)‎
23 May 1963
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WHA3.51  National nutrition committees
25 May 1950
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WHA3.40  Nutrition
25 May 1950
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WHA2.13  National nutrition committees
18 June - 2 July 1949
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