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Table 2 Was ICN2 a ‘game changer’?

From: Reflecting on ICN2: was it a game changer?

Yes–the following key issues were recognised

No–the following key issues were side-lined or ignored

The concept of ‘malnutrition in all its forms’ introduced, rather than dealing with under- and over-nutrition in silos

Upstream drivers of malnutrition

The global burden of obesity was recognised as a problem, even in developing countries

The environmental challenge posed by the current food system

The mismatch of economics and health recognised

The burden and challenge of climate change and the impact of food systems on this

The need for investment in nutrition

Social divisions within food systems and inequalities of food markets

The need for cross-sector coordination on issues related to nutrition

Insufficient challenge to the attributes of the food system which are recognised as failing

Promoting sustainable and coherent food production and consumption

The actions specified were agreed but were not mandated

Improving nutrition education

Specific targets were not set to allow clear monitoring or accountability

Empowering people to create healthy environment

Improving nutrition as part of emergency responses

  1. Source: authors