Source: African Development Bank Group
What: African Union High-Level Round Table – From Policy to Action: Towards a Common Position to Address Malnutrition in Africa
Who: The Kingdom of Lesotho, the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank’s African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) and partners
When: 14 February 2025; 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EAT
Where: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The African Union and African Leaders for Nutrition Champion, His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho, in collaboration with the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank Group, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, and Nutrition International will host a high-level side event, on 14 February 2025, on the margins of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Commission.
Coming just before the global Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Paris in March, the meeting will provide an opportunity for African leaders to review their progress in fighting malnutrition, share success stories, and adopt a united African position ahead of the Nutrition for Growth summit. It will also introduce a new continent-wide plan to reduce the incidence of anemia.
Discussions will focus on strengthening accountability mechanisms and scaling up nutrition financing through innovative financing mechanisms, including how to mobilize domestic resources and leverage public-private partnerships to secure sustainable nutrition investments.
As Africa’s population rapidly grows, investing in nutrition is not just a health priority but an economic imperative, given that the continent loses an estimated $153 billion annually due to the economic and productivity costs of malnutrition.