Press Release

The Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit December 7-8, 2021 provided a historic opportunity to transform the way the world tackles the global challenge of malnutrition.

The Summit came at a critical time, midway through the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action on Nutrition, with only five years left to achieve the World Health Assembly (WHA) targets on maternal, infant and young child nutrition, and 10 years to reach the SDGs.

Commitment-making was at the heart of the Summit.

As established in the vision for the Summit, governments, business, multilaterals, donors, and other development partners are encouraged to make data-driven financial, policy, programmatic, or impact commitments covering one or more of these three focus areas identified by the government of Japan as critical to achieving the global targets and ending malnutrition in all its forms:

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Health

Integrating nutrition into Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

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Food

Transforming the food system, so it promotes safe, sustainable, and healthy foods to support people and planet.

Resilience

Effectively addressing malnutrition in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, supporting resiliency.