East Asia and the Pacific

24/01/2023, Bangkok – Asia’s cities are growing at such a fast pace that nearly 55 percent of the region’s enormous population is expected to reside in urban areas by 2030, and that will have equally enormous consequences for urban food security and nutrition, according to the main findings of a new report by four United Nations agencies.   But…

UNICEF commissioned the market research company, Quilt.AI, to identify the digital marketing tactics being used to attract children to consume unhealthy food and drink in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia and the Philippines. The analysis found that common marketing strategies are being applied across the five countries and are being amplified…

UNICEF developed a background evidence report for the Government of Thailand to support the introduction of stronger controls on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children. The report sets out i) the rationale for strengthening legislation ii) the required scope of legislation and iii) the mechanisms for legislation monitoring,…

UNICEF undertook a study of digital food marketing in the Philippines. The aim was to understand the marketing strategies used to appeal to children aged between 5 and 17 years of age. Nearly all social media marketing posts and videos of popular food and beverage brands and products were found to be for unhealthy food and drink. Furthermore, one…

To reshape urban food retail environments in East Asia and the Pacific for healthier diets, UNICEF and Deakin University have forged a three-year partnership that is supported by the Pictet Foundation. The aim is to ensure that every child has the right to healthy food that is Available : in shops and stores close to where people live, Affordable…

UNICEF has undertaken an analysis of Euromonitor International data to examine trends in the volume and value of sales of four categories of highly processed food and drink: soft drinks, sweet snacks, savoury snacks, and milk formula. Transactions and value of sales were also analysed for services associated with sale of highly processed products…

UNICEF has undertaken an analysis of Euromonitor International data to examine trends in the volume and value of sales of four categories of highly processed food and drink: soft drinks, sweet snacks, savoury snacks, and milk formula. Transactions and value of sales were also analysed for services associated with sale of highly processed products…

UNICEF has undertaken an analysis of Euromonitor International data to examine trends in the volume and value of sales of four categories of highly processed food and drink: soft drinks, sweet snacks, savoury snacks, and baby foods and milk formula. Transactions and value of sales were also analysed for services associated with sale of highly…

Alongside the Covid-19 epidemic, another alarming but less noticed epidemic has taken hold in the East Asia and Pacific region: an epidemic of child overweight and obesity. We are witnessing a transition from active lifestyles and traditional healthy fresh food diets to ever increasing consumption of highly processed food and drink heavy in…

Overweight and obesity presents a new threat to children living in East Asia and the Pacific. In 2000, less than 1 in 10 children in the region were overweight; today it is 1 in 4 and rising. The reason lies in the obesity-promoting environment that influences children’s diet and lifestyle: an environment that promotes the sale of ‘junk’ foods at…, Download the Euromonitor Analyses, Analysis of Euromonitor International Data in China Analysis of Euromonitor International Data in the Philippines Analysis of Euromonitor International Data in Viet Nam, Download the Landscape Analysis Policy Briefs, Landscape Analysis Overweight Viet Nam Landscape Analysis Overweight Viet Nam Landscape Analysis and Priority Actions in Mongolia Landscape Analysis and Priority Actions in China UNICEF Cover of Landscape Analysis of Overweight and Obesity in Indonesia UNICEF, Download the Landscape Analysis Technical Reports, Cover of Mongolia Landscape Analysis Cover of Landscape Analysis on Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Vietnam Cover of Landscape Analysis on Childhood Overweight and Obesity: The Philippines Cover of Landscape Analysis for Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Chengdu, China UNICEF EAPRO Cover of Landscape Analysis of Overweight and Obesity in…, Download the Reports, Children playing with their mobile phones. Dapak, 5, buys an artificially flavoured powdered drink in a slum area of North Jakarta, Indonesia. In Kazakhstan, Yerzhan, 10, is looking at the profile of a fast food restaurant opened by an online influencer who rose to fame by producing short humorous videos.