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Nutrition and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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  • Urban Jonsson

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Nutrition is mentioned specifically only three times in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, through its emphasis upon food, health, and care, the Convention makes it clear that good nutrition should be regarded as a fundamental human right. This study reviews the progress that governments have made in implementing this aspect of the Convention, providing ‘status reports’ on the inclusion of nutrition goals in individual ‘National Programmes of Action’. The paper includes a background overview of the development of human nutrition as a science, together with a survey of current trends in thinking on the subject.

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  • Urban Jonsson, 1993. "Nutrition and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child," Papers iopcrs93/11, Innocenti Occasional Papers, Child Rights Series.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucf:iopcrs:iopcrs93/11
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    Keywords

    child nutrition; children's rights; implementation of the crc; nutrition; right to food;
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    • K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law

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