| Targeted location (aggregate) |
Global - Canada's gender-informed investment in nutrition will be for the poorest and most vulnerable - escpecially women and girls. | |
|---|---|
| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
Commitment description
Guided by the Feminist International Assistance Policy, Canada is committed to improving nutrition for the worldâs poorest and most marginalized - especially women and girls - by enhancing access to nutritious food, micronutrients, and comprehensive nutrition services that address acute malnutrition and contribute to supporting nutrition-sensitive food systems. Going forward, Canada will prioritize nutrition projects that integrate gender equality considerations to prevent malnutrition in all its forms, and commit to promoting gender equality at all convening opportunities.
Commitment goals
Canada will promote gender equality at all nutrition convening opportunities
- Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
- Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Canada will prioritize nutrition projects that integrate gender equality considerations to prevent malnutrition in all its forms.
- Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
- Goal SMARTness index: High
Global Nutrition Targets
Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
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 | Global Affairs Canada |
|---|---|
| Funding mechanism | Public |
| Cost secured | Not estimated. Canada has committed to accomplishing this commitment through its pledge of $520 million to nutrition specific intervention for 5 years |
| Total costs estimated | Not been estimated / unknown |
