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On the occasion of the visit to Washington, DC by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Director-General and Coordinator for Economic and Social Development at FAO, FAO and IFPRI will host a policy dialogue on January 30, 2015 from 12:15pm to 1:45pm EST, at IFPRI’s conference facilities in Washington, DC.
Malnutrition, in all of its manifestations – undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overnutrition – is placing an intolerable burden on individuals and communities, as well as, on the cultural, social, economic, and health fabric of nations. The statistics underscore this burden: 805 million people suffer chronically from hunger and stunting affects 161 million children under five years of age.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram and distinguished representatives from government, civil society, research institutes, among others, will highlight recent outcomes from the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), convened by the FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) last November. ICN2 did not happen in isolation: the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, the Global Panel on Agriculture and Nutrition, the USAID Global Nutrition Strategy and the release of the first Global Nutrition Report have all helped mobilize world attention on nutrition. We now face the challenge of meeting rapidly rising expectations.
This policy dialogue seeks to accelerate progress on the new nutrition agenda. Participants will identify concrete actions taken so far as leaders mobilize around nutrition as a central aspect of the Zero Hunger Challenge and draw attention to efforts still needed to make safe and nutritious food a reality for all.
Event Details
Accelerating Progress to Overcome Malnutrition
January 30, 2015, 12:15-1:45pm Eastern Standard Time
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2033 K Street, NW, #400, Washington, DC 20006
For more information visit the event page or contact Barbara Ekwall at barbara.ekwall@fao.org.
