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Discuss the role of WHO, FAO and UNICEF in combating malnutrition.

How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.

  1. 1 · Open in two lines. Malnutrition is a global problem, and three UN agencies lead the fight against it: WHO for health, FAO for food and UNICEF for children.
  2. 2 · Draw the summary table. [Table: agency, year and headquarters, main role, example in India]
  3. 3 · WHO.
    • Growth standards and guidelines.
    • Breast-milk substitutes code (1981); BFHI and IMCI with UNICEF.
    • Codex with FAO; 2025 nutrition targets.
  4. 4 · FAO.
    • Food production and small farmers.
    • Food security data and food balance sheets.
    • Codex; Freedom from Hunger Campaign; Year of Millets 2023.
  5. 5 · UNICEF.
    • GOBI-FFF and the conceptual framework.
    • Support to ICDS, IYCF, SAM care, iodine and vitamin A.
    • Emergencies and child rights.
  6. 6 · Other agencies. WFP, the World Bank and CARE, in one line each.
  7. 7 · In the community. The WHO growth chart on the MCP card and UNICEF-supported IYCF counselling at anganwadis.
  8. 8 · Close in one line. These agencies provide standards, data, funds and skills; governments and communities turn them into action.

Scoring tip: Give each agency its year and headquarters in the table, then 3-4 roles each with an Indian example.