Financing Growth: Mobilizing Leadership and Investment in Nutrition

  • Date: 14 July 2015, 8:15am - 9:45am
  • Location: Elilly Gada Hall

Organised by

Government of Ethiopia
Micronutrient Initiative
World Bank
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
UNICEF
1,000 Days
Results for Development

Summary

Combating malnutrition is central to a country’s ability to boost economic growth, advance health and development objectives, and realize many of the SDGs.
This high-level breakfast briefing—co-hosted by the Micronutrient Initiative, Government of Ethiopia, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, World Bank, UNICEF, RESULTS for Development (R4D) and 1,000 Days—will examine the role of nutrition as a foundation for sustainable development and prosperity. Featuring leaders from government, business and civil society, the event will outline the case for investment in nutrition and highlight a range of approaches to finance both the healthy growth of children and economies. At the event, the World Bank and R4D will launch the first in a series of costing and financing scenarios for reaching the global nutrition targets, specifically the target calling for a 40% reduction in child stunting.

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