Malnutrition and unhealthy diets are, by far, the largest risk factors responsible for the global burden of disease. There remains considerable need to integrate nutrition into various systems—such as the health, food, education and trade systems—to maximize the gains for better nutrition and minimize the risk factors for diseases.

By bringing the NCD and nutrition communities together, the Task Force Thematic Working Group (TWG) provides a forum for discussion, dialogue and coordination among concerned UN agencies. The TWG aims to improve policy coherence by developing better knowledge and understanding of roles of different agencies and sectors to reduce malnutrition and diet-related risk factors for NCDs. The TWG would build on the comparative advantage and strength of the individual UN member agencies, programmes and funds and would identify areas for joint policy formulation and action.