Leadership and programming on the prevention and treatment of child wasting with a specific commitment of USD 50m over 3 years.
Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland
| Targeted location (aggregate) |
Multi-country - The geographical focus will be countries (and geographical areas within countries) with a high burden of wasting. Ireland already has … Global - Given the nature of this policy focus, the coverage is global. However given the reality of the focus on wasting … |
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| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
Commitment description
At N4G Ireland pledged support for innovative programming approaches for the prevention and treatment of wasting with a particular focus on tackling wasting for 0-6 months children. Zero hunger is the ultimate test of an effective sustainable food system. Wasting is the most visible form of malnutrition and carries the highest risk of death. Some 45 million children under the age of five currently suffer from wasting. This commitment positioned Ireland to take a leadership role on the issue of wasting globally, backed up by programming targeted at small and nutritionally at-risk infants and children. Ireland's leadership was demonstrated with an additional commitment made in November 2022, of USD50m over three years.
Commitment goals
Support innovative programming approaches for the prevention and treatment of wasting with a particular focus on tackling wasting for 6-59 months children.
- Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
- Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
- Progress status: On course
Broker and strengthen global policy on wasting with multiple stakeholders.
- Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
- Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
- Progress status: Progress not able to be assessed
Global Nutrition Targets
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 | Government of Ireland, Department of Foreign Affairs |
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| Funding mechanism | Government of Ireland ODA. The funding mechanisms are multiple and includes funding to multilateral organisations, country based NGOs, recipient governments and international NGOs. The funding includes programmes that are managed through Ireland's development programme at Mission level as well as HQ allocated funds such as the Nutrition policy budget. |
| Cost secured | Costs are fully secured for the commitment from Ireland's allocation to nutrition as outlined in the Financial N4G pledge. |
| Total costs estimated | Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed |
| Currency | (EUR) - Euro |
| Cost amount | 50,000,000.0 |
| $USD equivalent | 64,184,852.37 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021) |
