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MOBILIZING LEADERSHIP AND INVESTMENT IN NUTRITION
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of the official side event program of the Third International Financing for Development (FfD) Conference
Elilly Hotel, Gada Hall
Combatting 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 will examine the role of nutrition as a foundation for sustainable development and prosperity. 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.
To RSVP for this event, please email: [email protected].
July14, 2015 8:15 – 9:45 am (continental breakfast available from 7:45 am onward)
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A HIGH-LEVEL BREAKFAST BRIEFING
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Speakers: Her Excellency Mrs. Roman Tesfaye, First Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, African Union Commission Chairperson (TBC)
Joel Spicer, President, Micronutrient Initiative
Dr. Meera Shekar, Global Lead, Nutrition, World Bank
Dr. Robert Hecht, Managing Director, Results for Development
Dr. Caroline Anstey, Global Head, UBS and Society UBS
José Andrés Botrán Briz, President, Compañía Agricola Industrial Santa Ana, Guatemala
His Excellency Ahmed Shide, State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Hon. Christian Paradis, Canadian International Development Minister and Chair, WEF-OECD Redesigning Development Finance Initiative
Dr. Ayo Ajayi, Africa Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
