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By Martin Short, Chief Executive Officer, The Power of Nutrition “Ending malnutrition has always been a moral imperative. But it is also an economic necessity and a huge opportunity,” writes Martin Short, CEO of The Power of Nutrition, in this opinion piece about the urgency of accelerating progress towards eliminating stunting and the critical...

By Teresa Welsh WASHINGTON — The year 2019 saw the release of several major data-driven reports demonstrating the uphill climb to meet key international nutrition goals.The EAT-Lancet Commissionfound the world is eating a diet much toohigh in animal-source foods, anannualreportfromUNICEFrevealed thatone-third of children are malnourished, and anIPCC reportshowed...

In December 2019, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, published an editorial in the Washington Post where they “…call on all countries to develop strong primary health-care-based health systems, to strengthen health financing and to invest in innovations related to health technologies and service delivery.” ...

The Global Nutrition Summit 2017: Milan took place in the Palazzo Reale Milano on Saturday November 4, 2017. The event brought together over 250 stakeholders including governments, cities, international agencies, foundations, civil society organizations and businesses, to accelerate the global response to malnutrition. The day was marked by notable attendees Kofi...

US$3.4 billion committed at summit to tackle global malnutrition crisis US$640 million in new funding announced; philanthropies in India and Nigeria, home to highest numbers of malnourished children, pledge US$150 millionInternational NGOs and World Bank extend and increase 2013 commitments with pledge to spend US$1.1 billion and US$1.7bn respectively on nutrition by 2020Governments including...

The International Coalition for Advocacy on Nutrition (ICAN), comprised of organizations working to improve policies and scale-up investments in nutrition, commends the World Bank Group for hosting the second annual Human Capital Summit on October 13, 2017. This event demonstrated the Bank’s continued commitment to prioritizing investments in human capital, including financing for nutrition and other crucial early...