Captions for Photography on the Nutritional Status of Children in Bangladesh for SOWC 2019 UNICEF (0218 - 0232) Fabiha (9) has a taste for spices and chilli. Her grandmother comes to pick her from school every day and despite good food being prepared at home, it has become a habit for her to consume the street food found outside her school. After having a plate, she would often argue with her grandmother to have some more. Even though its served in the most unhygienic of places, she is unaware of the health implications the junk food has. Without proper knowledge and information most parents indulge in their child’s wish to consume all these unhealthy food, which does not help in the proper growth of the child but rather can cause serious health issues. Overweight and obesity has affected 40.1 million children around the world. Without proper nutrition and diet children suffer from stunting, micronutrient deficiencies and severe wasting. The system provides food high in sugar and calories but most often leaves out the proper nutrient available. Without the proper intertwinement of nutrition into the diets of the children results to poor physical and mental development. UNICEF develops a yearly report called the State of the World’s Children Report. On 2019 UNICEF is focusing on nutrition. UNICEF has developed a policy that focuses on the child and the poverty which is directly related to malnutrition among the poorest families. The policy recommendations include: - The nutritional needs of children and adolescents in the heart of the food system - Marginalized children to be of special focus of attention as poverty in related to malnutrition. - Government and private sector to focus on the supply of nutritious diets of children. - Nutrition being the foundation of children’s physical and mental development, must become a priority across health, education, social protection and water and sanitation systems. Khilgaon, Dhaka; September, 2019 Photo: b.a. sujaN / UNICEF/ Map

Captions for Photography on the Nutritional Status of Children in Bangladesh for SOWC 2019 UNICEF (0218 - 0232) Fabiha (9) has a taste for spices and chilli. Her grandmother comes to pick her from school every day and despite good food being prepared at home, it has become a habit for her to consume the street food found outside her school. After having a plate, she would often argue with her grandmother to have some more. Even though its served in the most unhygienic of places, she is unaware of the health implications the junk food has. Without proper knowledge and information most parents indulge in their child’s wish to consume all these unhealthy food, which does not help in the proper growth of the child but rather can cause serious health issues. Overweight and obesity has affected 40.1 million children around the world. Without proper nutrition and diet children suffer from stunting, micronutrient deficiencies and severe wasting. The system provides food high in sugar and calories but most often leaves out the proper nutrient available. Without the proper intertwinement of nutrition into the diets of the children results to poor physical and mental development. UNICEF develops a yearly report called the State of the World’s Children Report. On 2019 UNICEF is focusing on nutrition. UNICEF has developed a policy that focuses on the child and the poverty which is directly related to malnutrition among the poorest families. The policy recommendations include: - The nutritional needs of children and adolescents in the heart of the food system - Marginalized children to be of special focus of attention as poverty in related to malnutrition. - Government and private sector to focus on the supply of nutritious diets of children. - Nutrition being the foundation of children’s physical and mental development, must become a priority across health, education, social protection and water and sanitation systems. Khilgaon, Dhaka; September, 2019 Photo: b.a. sujaN / UNICEF/ Map

Captions for Photography on the Nutritional Status of Children in Bangladesh for SOWC 2019 UNICEF (0233 - 0264) Zuhuir (6) is a fan of burgers and his parents Sayem (39) and mother Ishrat (35) brings him to the fast food shops quite often. Both his parents are working and has less time to spend with their son, so most of the times they would bring their child to the fast food shop to consume the unhealthy junk food. They are quite aware of the health implications but is bound by the child’s wishes and makes an exception. Without proper nutrition and the intake of such oily food at such an early age, Zuhuir is prone to severe health issues later is his life. These sort of lifestyle not only prevails in the upper middle class but also in the lives of many income groups in the city. The photo was taken in a fast food shop in Gulshan avenue where a growing business trend in fast food. Overweight and obesity has affected 40.1 million children around the world. Without proper nutrition and diet children suffer from stunting, micronutrient deficiencies and severe wasting. The system provides food high in sugar and calories but most often leaves out the proper nutrient available. Without the proper intertwinement of nutrition into the diets of the children results to poor physical and mental development. UNICEF develops a yearly report called the State of the World’s Children Report. On 2019 UNICEF is focusing on nutrition. UNICEF has developed a policy that focuses on the child and the poverty which is directly related to malnutrition among the poorest families. The policy recommendations include: - The nutritional needs of children and adolescents in the heart of the food system - Marginalized children to be of special focus of attention as poverty in related to malnutrition. - Government and private sector to focus on the supply of nutritious diets of children. - Nutrition being the foundation of children’s physical and mental development, must become a priority across health, education, social protection and water and sanitation systems. Gulshan, Dhaka; September, 2019 Photo: b.a. sujaN / UNICEF/ Map