Yota Nicolarea

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition.

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Explore how GAIN has reached over one billion people since 2001, transforming their lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.

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Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Countries

As Senior Advisor to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Yota enjoys working with a vibrant community of more than 215 signatory cities around the globe and their networks to support them develop sustainable urban food policies and cooperate with different international partners on food-related issues.