Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition: Data, Investment, Partnership, and Accountability

IFPRI along with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Global Nutrition Report, Scaling Up Nutrition, Wageningen University & Research, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development are co-organizing a side event during the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

At the current pace, the world will not end hunger and malnutrition by 2030—accelerated progress is needed to achieve this and many other Sustainable Development Goals. Roadblocks to progress include increasing inequality, climate change, and persistent conflicts. Moreover, the latest data confirm that overweight, obesity, and related noncommunicable disease are increasing faster than undernutrition is decreasing; indeed, almost every country is experiencing multiple burdens of malnutrition.

To tackle these challenges and accelerate progress at scale, multi-stakeholder partnerships will be critical—and they must include the private sector. This dialogue will allow for an intimate exchange with key leaders on how the business community can invest, partner, catalyze, and support acceleration to end hunger and malnutrition and achieve multiple SDGs.

Opening and Welcome

• Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI

From knowledge to action: Findings from the Global Nutrition Report

• Abigail Perry, Senior Nutrition Advisor, Department for International Development (DFID)

New opportunities to tackle the double burden of malnutrition

• Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Aligning the private sector to help achieve development goals

• Diane Holdorf, Managing Director for Food, Land, and Water Programs, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Repairing food system failures: Policies, investments, and partnerships

• Ruerd Ruben, Policy Advisor, Wageningen University and Research (WUR)

Scaling up action where it is needed most

• Gerda Verburg, Movement Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN)

Open discussion

Please contact Teunis van Rheenen to confirm your participation.