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The State of the World's Children 2019 report highlights a global shift in children's diets, especially in poorer families, from the often more healthy, traditional ones to highly processed foods and “ultra-processed” foods, which have been characterized with formulations containing little or no whole food and are extremely tasty, highly energy dense and low in essential nutrients.
The word “malnutrition” tends to invoke images of starving children in refugee camps, fleeing conflict or drought in lands faraway. While that image does reflect a reality of hunger, it does not solely define malnutrition nor those who suffer from it.
In regions with a high stunting prevalence, the current health budget allocation from the central government is insufficient to support local initiatives, even while government regulations oblige villages to boost their health budget.
Indonesia has invited archipelagic and island states to forge closer cooperation under the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum, which is holding its third senior officials meeting and first ministerial meeting from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 in Manado, North Sulawesi.
