UNESCO Releases ‘Education and Nutrition: Learn to Eat Well’ Report

Current Context: On March 27, 2025, UNESCO, in collaboration with the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition, released a significant report titled "Education and Nutrition: Learn to Eat Well" during the "Nutrition for Growth" summit hosted by France.

Highlights:

• Nearly 50% of primary school pupils globally received school meals in 2024.
• 27% of school meals in 2022 were not developed with nutritionist input.
• Only 93 out of 187 evaluated countries had legislation or guidelines on school food and drink.
• Few countries regulate cafeteria and vending machine offerings.
• Advocates for healthier, locally sourced, and nutritious school meals.
• Promotes food education in school curricula for lifelong healthy eating.

Examples of success:

• Brazil restricts ultra-processed foods in schools.
• China reforms nutrition in rural schools.
• Nigeria implements the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme.
• India’s PM-POSHAN scheme feeds 118 million children daily.

Question:

Q.1 Which organization collaborated with the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition to release the report "Education and Nutrition: Learn to Eat Well" on March 27, 2025?
a) UNESCO
b) WHO
c) FAO
d) UNICEF

Answer: a) The report "Education and Nutrition: Learn to Eat Well" was released by UNESCO in partnership with the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition at the "Nutrition for Growth" summit hosted by France in 2025.