Tag «ADOLESCENT GIRLS»

Nutrition for girls: Save the Children / IFAD, integrated and multi-sectoral measures to save adolescent girls from malnutrition and prevent early deaths

Opens today in Rome the International Conference “Leaving no one behind – making the case for adolescent girls,” organized by IFAD, Save the Children, with support of the Canadian Government   Rome- 22 October 2018 – By 2030 there will be 129 million children with stunted growth due to malnutrition, mostly born of young mothers. …

MORE THAN 50% OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN INDIA ARE ANAEMIC

International day of the girl child   11th October 2015; India is a nation of young people. Around 88 per cent of the world’s adolescents (between 10-19 years of age) live in developing countries, with India accounting for around 243 million, more than any other country. At the same time, India also is home to a large …