Publication: How to Protect and Promote the Nutrition of Mothers and Children in Latin America and the Caribbean: References, Annexes and Glossary

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2012-12-10
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2012-12-10
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The study includes: glossary; references; and annexes. A number of countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have been severely hit by food-price crises in 2008 and are still very vulnerable to food-price volatility experienced since late 2010. Humanitarian responses to high food prices, crises, shocks, or emergency situations should help the poor avoid the consequences of the reduced affordability of a basic food basket. This is especially crucial in the first 1,000 days of life (that is, children from pregnancy until they reach 2 years of age and breastfeeding women), since most of the physical and cognitive damages due to improper nutrition in this period are irreversible. The World Bank is leading a regional study on how to improve LAC country responses so as to protect the nutritional status of the poorest and most vulnerable in times of crises and emergencies.
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World Bank. 2012. How to Protect and Promote the Nutrition of Mothers and Children in Latin America and the Caribbean; Cómo proteger y promover la nutrición de madres y niños : glosario, referencias y anexos en América Latina y el Caribe : References, Annexes and Glossary. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/23709 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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