Committee on the Rights of the child, Recommendation for Bolivia, par. 59 & par. 60 (2009)

Text of the recommendation

59. While welcoming the programme “Desnutricion cero”, the Committee is concerned at the high level of chronic malnutrition among children in the State party, and that the prevalence is much higher in rural areas and among indigenous populations.

60. The Committee recommends that the State party deal with child nutrition as a national priority through, inter alia: (a) Establishing a time-bound plan of action to reduce chronic malnutrition; (b) Allocating adequate human and financial resources; (c) Coordinating the activities of relevant stakeholders including government entities and line ministries and civil society; (d) Raising awareness of parents and caregivers of healthy nutrition; (e) Establishing a nutrition surveillance system and ensuring periodical screening of infants and school Children and/or adolescents; (f) Targeting as a priority poor and rural areas; (g) Evaluating the effectiveness of existing strategies.