Publications and resources

Despite achievements in economy, food security, health and nutrition over the past decades, the nutrition situation remains a serious concern in Bangladesh. 

Chronic malnutrition remains high in Tanzania despite government’s effort to combat it. Malnutrition is much higher in the poorest households. According to the 2018 National Nutrition Survey (2014-2018), 32.1% of children under 5 in Mainland Tanzania are stunted; a decrease from 34% in 2016 (MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, 2016 & UNICEF, 2018). 

According to the WFP, food insecurity and malnutrition in Senegal stand at 7.2% and 8.2% respectively, with major regional disparities (ENSANR 2019). During the 2020 lean season, about 770,000 people were estimated to be food insecure, a 124% increase compared to 2019. 

Rwanda has made significant gains in the fight against malnutrition through various policies, strategies and intervention programs that aim to accelerate progress. 

The School Feeding Program in Guatemala has achieved outstanding results. In 2020, it provided food services to around 2.5 million kindergarten and primary school children enrolled in public institutions, which is the target population.

Nearly 78 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean receive a daily breakfast, snack or lunch at their schools, with an estimated annual investment of 4.3 billion US dollars, primarily funded from government budgets.

The prevalence of stunting, underweight, and wasting in children under five years of age reached 32%, 17% and 5%, respectively, in 20181. Children living in rural areas of Benin are more at risk of malnutrition.

The second round of the Global Survey of School Meal Programs © was conducted by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) from July 2021 through March 2022, gathering information on the school year beginning in 2020. The survey saw participation from 139 countries. The Global Survey collects the most comprehensive data to date on national and large-scale school feeding programs, and provides detailed global data on school meal coverage, financing, food baskets, laws and policies, home-grown school feeding, and more, serving as a resource for monitoring global progress over time. This report contributed to the State of School Feeding 2022 report, which presents the official global data on school meals.