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This paper examines the role and importance of the territorial dimension of EU Cohesion Policy, during its five programming phases (1989‑2020), by relating this implementation process with several territorial elements, and by assessing their constant changes, namely in three main components and related elements: (i) the 'policy strategy' designed to include an integrated territorial perspective; (ii) the 'policy impacts' in territorial development and territorial cohesion, together with the use of territorial impact assessment procedures; and (iii) the focus on one or several 'territorial scales', specifically through the support to multilevel‑governance, territorial cooperation, and place‑based strategies. Paradoxically, despite the continuous attempts to detach EU Cohesion Policy from its initial goals of promoting a more cohesive Europe into a more neoliberalist paradigm type of 'investment Policy', our analysis showed that the territorial dimension is still very much anchored with this Policy, and even gaining importance in several territorial related elements, such as the support to territorial cooperation and governance processes, and the use of territorial impact assessment procedures.

The aim of this article is to identify the priorities of research on culture in the early 21st century within the framework of the European Union (EU). In order to do so, we have extracted the priorities of European programmes and public policy from the main political documents dealing with culture. The EU's funding opportunities have then been identified by analysing the European programmes which provide funds for research on culture and some examples of projects which are already being funded by the EU are also provided. The analysis of both kinds of bibliographic sources makes it possible to deduce what challenges researchers face in the field of culture in the EU. The results of this compared analysis show that new thematic areas form fields of culture in which there are some research niches. Although this article will focus on these new thematic areas, the analysis shows that internalisation and networking, as well as knowledge transfer, are also among the main research priorities according to the main political documents. Consequently, research projects tackling these issues are expected to become of key importance for researchers and will be more likely to find funding through EU programmes in the coming years. ; O objetivo deste artigo é identificar quais são as prioridades da pesquisa sobre a cultura no início do século XXI, no âmbito da União Europeia. Para conseguir isto, as prioridades dos programas Europeus e as políticas públicas são extraídas dos principais documentos políticos relacionados com a cultura. São analisados os programas europeus que financiam projetos culturais e também são fornecidos alguns exemplos de projetos já financiados. A análise dos dois tipos de fontes bibliográficas torna possível a dedução dos desafios enfrentados pelos investigadores hoje em dia no domínio da cultura na UE. Os resultados desta análise de comparação mostram que as novas áreas temáticas são uma das áreas de culturas em que há alguns "nichos de pesquisa". Embora este artigo se focará nas novas áreas temáticas, a análise mostra que a internalização e o networking, bem como a transferência de conhecimentos, também são prioridades de pesquisa. Em outras palavras, deverá haver mais iniciativa nestes campos e projetos de investigação que abordem estas questões, encontrando assim financiamento através de programas da UE nos próximos anos.

The aim of this article is to identify the priorities of research on culture in the early 21st century within the framework of the European Union (EU). In order to do so, we have extracted the priorities of European programmes and public policy from the main political documents dealing with culture. The EU's funding opportunities have then been identified by analysing the European programmes which provide funds for research on culture and some examples of projects which are already being funded by the EU are also provided. The analysis of both kinds of bibliographic sources makes it possible to deduce what challenges researchers face in the field of culture in the EU. The results of this compared analysis show that new thematic areas form fields of culture in which there are some research niches. Although this article will focus on these new thematic areas, the analysis shows that internalisation and networking, as well as knowledge transfer, are also among the main research priorities according to the main political documents. Consequently, research projects tackling these issues are expected to become of key importance for researchers and will be more likely to find funding through EU programmes in the coming years. ; O objetivo deste artigo é identificar quais são as prioridades da pesquisa sobre a cultura no início do século XXI, no âmbito da União Europeia. Para conseguir isto, as prioridades dos programas Europeus e as políticas públicas são extraídas dos principais documentos políticos relacionados com a cultura. São analisados os programas europeus que financiam projetos culturais e também são fornecidos alguns exemplos de projetos já financiados. A análise dos dois tipos de fontes bibliográficas torna possível a dedução dos desafios enfrentados pelos investigadores hoje em dia no domínio da cultura na UE. Os resultados desta análise de comparação mostram que as novas áreas temáticas são uma das áreas de culturas em que há alguns "nichos de pesquisa". Embora este artigo se focará nas novas áreas temáticas, a análise mostra que a internalização e o networking, bem como a transferência de conhecimentos, também são prioridades de pesquisa. Em outras palavras, deverá haver mais iniciativa nestes campos e projetos de investigação que abordem estas questões, encontrando assim financiamento através de programas da UE nos próximos anos.

A boa nutrição é o sustentáculo do bem-estar humano. Boa nutrição antes do nascimento e ao longo da infância permite que o cérebro funcione e evolua sem problemas e que os sistemas imunológicos se desenvolvam com mais vigor. Para as crianças pequenas, um nível de boa nutrição afasta a morte e prepara o corpo para crescer e desenvolver todo o seu potencial. No decorrer da vida humana, a boa nutrição leva a melhor aproveitamento escolar, mães mais bem alimentadas que dão à luz crianças mais bem nutridas, e adultos que tem maior probabilidade de serem produtivos e receber salários melhores. Durante a meia-idade, a boa nutrição origina metabolismos melhor preparados para proteger contra doenças associadas a mudanças na dieta e atividade física. Sem uma boa nutrição as vidas e meios de vida das pessoas são como que construídos em areia movediça. ; Supplementary Online Materials ix Acknowledgments x Abbreviations xii Executive summary xiii Chapter 1 ntroduction 2 Chapter 2 Nutrition Is Central to Sustainable Development 7 Chapter 3 Progress toward the World Health Assembly Nutrition Targets Is Too Slow1 5 Chapter 4 The Coexistence of Different Forms of Malnutrition Is the "New Normal" 22 Chapter 5 The Coverage of Nutrition-Specific Interventions Needs to Improve 29 Chapter 6 Interventions Addressing the Underlying Determinants of Nutrition Status Are Important, but They Need to Be More Nutrition sensitive 38 Chapter 7 The Enabling Environment Is Improving, but Not Quickly Enough 47 Chapter 8 The Need to Strengthen Accountability in Nutrition 56 Chapter 9 What Are the Priorities for Investment in Improved Nutrition Data? 67 Chapter 10 Key Messages and Recommendations 71 Appendix 1 The Nutrition Country Profile: A Tool for Action 75 Appendix 2 Which Countries Are on Course to Meet Several WHA Targets? 77 Appendix 3 Which Countries Are on Course for Which WHA Targets? 79 Appendix 4 Donor Spending on Nutrition-Specific and Nutrition-Sensitive Interventions and Programs 84 Appendix 5 How Accountable Is the Global Nutrition Report? 86 Appendix 6 Availability of Data for Nutrition Country Profile Indicators 88 Notes 91 References 95 PANELS Panel 11 Types of Nutrition Investment, Lawrence Haddad 4 Panel 21 Nutrition and the Sustainable Development Goals—No Room for Complacency, Michael Anderson 11 Panel 22 Some New Data from India: What If?, Lawrence Haddad, Komal Bhatia, and Kamilla Eriksen 12 Panel 23 How Did Maharashtra Cut Child Stunting?, Lawrence Haddad 13 Panel 24 Can Improving the Underlying Determinants of Nutrition Help Meet the WHA Targets?, Lisa Smith and Lawrence Haddad 14 Panel 41 Malnutrition in the United States and United Kingdom, Jessica Fanzo 25 Panel 42 Regional Drivers of Malnutrition in Indonesia, Endang Achadi with acknowledgment to Sudarno Sumarto and Taufik Hidayat 26 Panel 43 Compiling District-Level Nutrition Data in India, Purnima Menon and Shruthi Cyriac 27 Panel 44 Targeting Minority Groups at Risk in the United States, Jennifer Requejo and Joel Gittelsohn 28 Panel 51 Measuring Coverage of Programs to Treat Severe Acute Malnutrition, Jose Luis Alvarez 37 Panel 61 Trends in Dietary Quality among Adults in the United States, Daniel Wang and Walter Willett 41 Panel 62 How Did Bangladesh Reduce Stunting So Rapidly?, Derek Headey 43 Panel 63 Using an Agricultural Platform in Burkina Faso to Improve Nutrition during the First 1,000 Days, Deanna Kelly Olney, Andrew Dillon, Abdoulaye Pedehombga, Marcellin Ouédraogo, and Marie Ruel 45 Panel 71 Is There a Better Way to Track Nutrition Spending? 48 Panel 72 Tracking Financial Allocations to Nutrition: Guatemala's Experience, Jesús Bulux, Otto Velasquez, Cecibel Juárez, Carla Guillén, and Fernando Arriola 49 Panel 73 A Tool for Assessing Government Progress on Creating Healthy Food Environments, Boyd Swinburn 51 Panel 74 Engaging Food and Beverage Companies through the Access to Nutrition Index, Inge Kauer 52 Panel 75 How Brazil Cut Child Stunting and Improved Breastfeeding Practices, Jennifer Requejo 54 Panel 81 Scaling Up Nutrition through Business, Jonathan Tench 61 Panel 82 How Civil Society Organizations Build Commitment to Nutrition, Claire Blanchard 62 Panel 83 Building Civil Society's Capacity to Push for Policies on Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases, Corinna Hawkes 63 Panel 84 Can Community Monitoring Enhance Accountability for Nutrition?, Nick Nisbett and Dolf te Lintelo 64 Panel 85 National Evaluation Platforms: Potential for Nutrition, Jennifer Bryce and colleagues 65 Panel 86 The State of African Nutrition Data for Accountability and Learning, Carl Lachat, Joyce Kinabo, Eunice Nago, Annamarie Kruger, and Patrick Kolsteren 66 ; PR ; IFPRI1; CRP4; B Promoting healthy food systems ; DGO; A4NH; PHND ; CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

O presente artigo problematiza a incorporação da promoção dos direitos LGBTI nas políticas externas dos EUA e da UE. Em primeiro lugar, examina os principais documentos, discursos e políticas dos dois atores sobre à promoção dos direitos LGBTI no estrangeiro, e as semelhanças e diferenças entre as abordagens de ambos, atendendo às tendências da sua evolução e desenvolvimento contínuo. Em segundo lugar, o artigo analisa as condições internas nos países alvo que são propícias ao sucesso e ao fracasso do apoio internacional aos direitos LGBTI. Finalmente, o estudo apresenta uma visão crítica das medidas que são consideradas necessárias para aumentar a eficiência da promoção dos direitos LGBTI em países com tendências atuais mais negativas e/ou com historiais mais pobres sobre os direitos LGBTI.

This article deals with the influence of the agriculture interest groups in the positions adopted by EU during the Doha Round. The proposals defended by the two actors were compared and analyzed. The text argues that the distinctions of positions found can be explained by the institutional rules of the decision-making process of EU Common Trade Policy. The conclusion highlights that the pressures affected the proposals defended by EU in Doha Round negotiations, but they did not prevent advancements in this context. Adapted from the source document.