9^th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation WG Presentations

“Malnutrition in the OIC Member Countries: A Trap for Poverty”
(April 6th, 2016, Ankara, Turkey)

1. COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2016

• Mr. İbrahim Emre İlyas, Head of Department, COMCEC Coordination Office

2. Overview of Malnutrition in the World and OIC

• Dr. Jean-Pierre Tranchant, Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex

3. Case Country Evaluations on Malnutrition: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Senegal and Tajikistan and Policy Recommendations

• Dr. Jean-Pierre Tranchant, Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex

4. Responses of the Member Countries to the Policy Questions on Policy Framework for Malnutrition in the OIC Member Countries

• Mr. Selçuk KOÇ, Director, COMCEC Coordination Office

5. Member Country Presentations

• Oman
• Senegal
• Tunisia
• Turkey

6. Perspective of International Institutions

–Presentation: “The Efforts Exerted by WHO to Reduce Malnutrition”

• Dr. Toker ERGÜDER, National Professional Officer, WHO Ankara Office

–Presentation: “UNICEF’s Role in Reducing Malnutrition”

• Dr. Mehmet Ali TORUNOĞLU, Health Expert, UNICEF Ankara Office