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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
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF
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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF, 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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