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Publication of the “Progress Towards the Global Nutrition Targets: Achievements of the N4G Tokyo 2021 and Year of Action commitments” report

20 May 2025, Washington, DC—The Global Nutrition Report has just published “Progress Towards the Global Nutrition Targets: Achievements of the N4G Tokyo 2021 and Year of Action commitments”, the first-ever assessment of progress made on commitments registered in the Nutrition Accountability Framework (NAF), which launched at the 2021 Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit.

This report summarises progress on commitments towards a world free from malnutrition in all forms. It represents a key accountability milestone, empowering the global nutrition community to celebrate success, assess where support is needed and identify next steps. Reflecting progress as assessed through a self-administered questionnaire (see Annex for the methodology), findings are organised by the six themes that emerged:

1. SMARTness matters. Progress was more likely reported on SMART goals and those verified through the NAF process. Certain commitment maker types may be better positioned to engage, e.g. those from high-income countries (HICs) versus other country income classifications or those from fragile or conflict-affected settings. Impact goals—requiring more effort to show results—were less reported on.
2. Positive progress was achieved. Most goals reported on could be assessed, and of those assessed, a majority had positive progress. Goals from commitment makers in HICs were more likely to be assessable. Likewise, positive progress was more often found amongst goals from donors and civil society organisations.
3. Measurable indicators are key for tracking. Many goals reported on had their primary indicator assessed, but most goals from low-income countries (LICs) had not. Systemic challenges around access to and availability of data and resources to generate rigorous data hamper efforts. These challenges include limited baseline data, resource constraints and infrequent data collection.
4. Barriers to progress were experienced. Especially for governments and commitment makers in LICs, political instability, conflicts and epidemics were impediments, changing priorities, increasing costs and affecting the ability to establish funding.
5. Opportunities facilitated progress. Financial and political support and new partnerships were reported as crucial progress accelerators for governments and commitment makers in LICs and upper-middle-income countries. These opportunities lead to meaningful progress, with impact-focused commitments especially benefitting. Engagement and targeted support can greatly boost progress.
6. Equity considerations are important. Embedding equity considerations into nutrition commitments was essential for achieving inclusive and sustainable progress. Whilst over half of the reported goals addressed dimensions of equity, stronger integration is still needed across all commitment maker and goal types.

The report is currently available in English and will soon be available in French and Spanish.

The data commitment makers provided is publicly available on the NAF Commitment Tracker. Launched in 2022, the tracker is the only place where all registered commitments can be explored for detailed insight into what action is committed, where, by whom and for what purpose.

For media inquiries about the report or data, please contact the Global Nutrition Report at [email protected].