Committee on the Rights of the Child, Recommendation for Belarus par. 32 (d) and 34 (a) (2020)

Text of the recommendation

32. (d) Identify and effectively address the causes of child malnutrition, including obesity, underweight, diabetes and vitamin and iodine deficiency; develop and monitor policies and programmes on child food security and nutrition, including school meal programmes and programmes addressing infants and young children; and regulate the marketing of unhealthy foods to children.

34. (a) Strengthen its efforts to prevent and address the incidence of alcohol and tobacco addiction, including by providing Children and/or adolescents with accurate and objective information and life skills education on preventing substance abuse, and develop specialized accessible and youth-friendly drug-dependence treatment and harm-reduction services;