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Nepal

Capital city
Kathmandu
Latitude
27.72
Longitude
85.32
Geo
POINT (85.32 27.72)
Country Boundaries
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USAID Nutrition Profile
USAID Nutrition Profile

Integration and Coordination in Nepal

Despite worldwide efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015, 165 million children remain stunted and 870 million people are chronically undernourished. The 2013 Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition points to a growing consensus that combating the global burden of malnutrition will require collaboration across development sectors.

SPRING to Present at the IUNS 20th International Congress of Nutrition

In September 2013, SPRING delegates will attend the IUNS 20th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN 2013)—one of the most prestigious international nutrition conferences that brings together more than 5,000 nutrition-related specialists—and highlight the work and results from SPRING’s global- and country-level portfolios through a Satellite Symposium, Parallel Symposium, and a number of short presentations.