Commitment

EU pledges €2.5Bn to combat malnutrition

Donor organisation / Belgium

European Commission

Commitment made: 03 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

Global - Low and middle income countries and regions with high prevalence of stunting and wasting and other forms of malnutrition. Regions …

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Commitment description

Between 2021 and 2024, the EU will commit at least EUR 2.5 billion for international cooperation (development and humanitarian aid) with a nutrition objective.

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders European Union
Funding mechanism Public
Cost secured Total costs are secured
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (EUR) - Euro
Cost amount 2,500,000,000.0
$USD equivalent 2,958,579,881.0 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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