International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)

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International Union of Nutritional
Sciences(IUNS)
The only truly global community for Nutrition
Sciences
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International Union of Nutritional
Sciences(IUNS) VISION
"To live a life without malnutrition is a
fundamental human right. The persistence of
malnutrition, especially among children and
mothers, in this world of plenty is immoral.
Nutrition improvement anywhere in the world is
not a charity but a societal, household and
individual right.
It is the world community's responsibility to
find effective ways and means to invest for
better livelihood and to avoid future unnecessary
social and economic burdens. With collective
efforts at international, national and community
levels, ending malnutrition is both a credible
and achievable goal
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MISSION
Promote the advancement of the science of
nutrition, research and development through
international cooperation globally.
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The actions that we take and the manner we
proceed in our work as IUNS should reflect the
values that we share
Truly global Scientific excellence All
nations, people, and genders as equals Invest
in and empower our future leaders Accountable
to our Adhering Bodies Transparent in all our
actions Place public interest first Work in
Partnerships
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IUNS Strengths

• Leadership, enthusiasm and commitment of C M
• Global representation, presence and scope
• CM are scientists
• Approaches are multi disciplines/geography/gend
  er
• Established record in capacity development
• Independent, science based and credible
• Interactions with key International Agencies
• ICN serves as a global forum for interactions in
  research, information exchange.

CM council members ICN International Congress
of Nutrition
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IUNS Weaknesses

• IUNS and its functions are not well known by AB
  countries.
• Financial and organizational limitations
• Insufficient discussions within CM and with AB
  to create common strategies at the global level
• Some Task Force activities lack integration and
  visibility
• Limited interactions and visibility of IUNS
  except for ICNs
• Limited and unrecognized impact of IUNS in
  shaping policy and programs at global, regional
  and national level
• The voice of AB is weak and not transmitted to
  IUNS CM
• Weak link with private sector
• Unable to harmonize various regional initiatives

AB Adhering bodies
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IUNS Opportunities

• Enhance collaboration between AB/create regional
  networks in order to influence policy and
  community level decision makers.
• Increase awareness on significance of
  malnutrition in all its forms by promoting
  multinational training and research activities.
• Promote research collaboration between
  industrialized low income countries in the
  fight against malnutrition and NRCDs
• Lead process of harmonization of NB and FBDGs
• Strengthen and enhance application of INFOODS
• Facilitate public/private interactions for
  improved nutrition
• Provide direction for training/research/techical
  development
• Facilitate Publications of research work
  conducted in LDCs
• Be a leader nutrition capacity development/strengt
  hening activities.
• Use modern communication technology to enhance
  interactions

NB and FBDGs nutrient based and food based
dietary guidelines
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IUNS Threats

• Competing interests of CM and Officers with IUNS
  needs
• IUNS is labelled as No Action Talk Only (NATO)
  organization
• Unable to work efficiently in partnership with
  other organizations using existing networks
• Present Nutrition problems are too complicated
  for IUNS to even understand
• Loss of independence in efforts to raise funds,
  pleasing industry
• Supporting policy before scientific evidence is
  sufficient
• Conflict with other organizations with
  overlapping goals
• Governance issues continue to plague the IUNS
• AB are progressively less supportive and
  interested in IUNS and not committed to its
  vision and mission

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IUNS Priorities for Action for next 4 yrs

• Increase communication with AB, promote regional
  collaboration and network development.
• Review and assess the scientific quality of
  ongoing taskforces, establish new ones based on
  needs
• Strengthen and consolidate leadership training
  efforts
• Develop fund raising efforts with clear
  objectives and strategy. Increase visibility of
  IUNS at all levels
• Ensure scientific quality of the program for the
  next ICN
• Review and strengthen governance and
  participation systems

LDCs less developed countries
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• IUNS Council Contact emails

Ricardo Uauy" ltuauy_at_inta.clgt, ltRicardo.Uauy_at_lshtm.
ac.ukgt, Osman Galal ltogalal_at_ucla.edugt Galal"
ltogalal_at_ucla.edugt, Suzanne Murphy"
ltsuzanne_at_crch.hawaii.edugt, Ibrahim Elmadfa
ltibrahim.elmadfa_at_univie.ac.atgt, Lindsey Allen"
ltlhallen_at_ucdavis.edu Kamala Krishnaswamy"
ltsri21kk_at_hotmail.com Anna Lartey"
ltaalartey_at_idngh.comgt J. Alfredo Martinez"
ltjalfmtz_at_unav.esgt, Marja Mutanen"
ltmarja.mutanen_at_helsinki.figt, H Y Paik
lthypaik_at_snu.ac.krgt Helio Vannucchi"
lthvannucc_at_fmrp.usp.brgt,