Priorities for unlocking progress and driving impact on nutrition

Organizer: The World Bank

This World Bank-led event convened multilateral and government partners from Geneva and Rome for a “hard talk” on overcoming barriers to address malnutrition. With every US$1 invested in nutrition resulting in US$23 in economic benefits, what is needed to move the needle? Scaling up nutrition globally will require additional US$13 billion a year - but financing alone is not enough. The event discussed how political leadership, institutional capacity, and multi-sectoral collaboration can make the difference in accelerating nutrition outcomes. Panellists shared their experience on addressing these issues – including Indonesia’s success in reducing stunting by 10% from 2018-23 through multisector approaches; keeping the momentum on nutrition amid competing urgencies and challenges; integrating nutrition into food systems policies and programs; and ensuring greater donor coherence. A Q&A session with participants further reflected on the need to advance on public-private cooperation and on aligning health and food security agendas.

Speakers:
• Abigail Perry, Nutrition lead, World Bank - remotely
• Erma Rheindrayani, Alternate Permanent Representative to the RBA's Indonesia
• Corinna Hawkes, Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO
• Joanne Raisin, Director of SUN Movement Secretariat - remotely
• Alessandra Roversi, Senior Policy Advisor, Health & Food Section, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
• Maria Dimitriadou, Special Representative to the WTO and UN-Geneva - remotely
• Stefania Lenoci, Resident Representative for Italy, World Bank Group