Building Momentum in the Nutrition Year of Action
N4G Admin / April 15, 2021
The Nutrition Year of Action is here, and governments, donors, civil society and the private sector are already stepping up to deliver strong policy and financing commitments.We started the year with US $3 billion in financing commitments or re-commitments from a range of stakeholders including the governments of Canada, Bangladesh, Japan, Guatemala,...
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Why Tackling Malnutrition Matters for Women’s Empowerment
N4G Admin / March 8, 2021
This blog was originally published by the Global Nutrition Report. By: Emma Feutl-Kent, Global Policy & Advocacy Manager, 1,000 Days and Atalanti Moquette, Founder of Giving Women How are malnutrition and women’s health, education, and economic participation connected? And why is nutrition so central to women’s empowerment? ...
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The Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition Progress
N4G Admin / March 8, 2021
On March 8, The Lancet published the latest Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition, including three new papers that build upon findings from the previous 2008 and 2013 Series, which established an evidence-based global agenda for tackling undernutrition over the past decade. The...
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Event: The Lancet Series on Maternal & Child Undernutrition Progress
N4G Admin / February 23, 2021
Nutrition has risen significantly on the global agenda in the last decade, spurred in part by the findings from the first Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition in 2008. The follow-on Series in 2013 came at a critical time alongside the Nutrition for Growth event in London. The growth of the SUN Movement, the past...
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Nutrition Year of Action Launch Event Recap
N4G Admin / December 15, 2020
The Nutrition for Growth Year of Action is a year-long effort to continue the momentum to tackle malnutrition in the lead up to the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Japan in late 2021. The Year of Action provides a historic opportunity to transform the way the world tackles the global challenge of malnutrition. The nutrition...
Read MoreCommitment Details
N4G Admin / December 14, 2020
New resources committed at the Year of Action launch event aim to close the gap in nutrition financing. To date, N4G mobilization efforts have generated unprecedented and impactful commitments to improve global nutrition. Here is a full list of new commitments grouped...
Read MoreGlobal leaders commit more than US$3 billion to address hunger and nutrition crisis
N4G Admin / December 14, 2020
OTTAWA (December 14, 2020)—The Governments of Canada and Bangladesh, in partnership with the Government of Japan, today hosted a virtual launch of the Nutrition for Growth Year of Action, setting in motion a year-long effort to address a global hunger and nutrition crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event featured more than US$3 billion...
Read MoreNippon Life Invests in World Bank Sustainable Development Bonds and Highlights Support for Nutrition
N4G Admin / October 29, 2020
From The World Bank TOKYO, October 21, 2020 –The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) issued a 15-year AU$150 million Sustainable Development Bond, while for the first time, highlighting the importance of good nutrition to build human capital. Nippon Life Insurance Company was the sole investor in...
Read MorePostponement of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2020
N4G Admin / April 2, 2020
Official Message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Japan, as the host country of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games 2020, had planned to host the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2020 in December 2020 in order to accelerate global effort to tackle malnutrition. However, in light of the continued global...
Read MorePreparing for N4G with the Government of Japan
N4G Admin / March 15, 2020
From Nutrition Connect’s Road to Tokyo 2020 series, an interview with Emi Inaoka, who leads the Nutrition for Growth process for the Government of Japan (GoJ), on how Nutrition for Growth will catalyse nutrition action over the next decade. How did the Government of Japan get involved with Nutrition for Growth (N4G)? ...
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