United States of America
Agencies involved: African Development Foundation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defence, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labour, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Inter-American Foundation, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps, Trade and Development Agency, and the U.S. Agency for International Development
Nutrition for Growth (N4G) commitment
Reported progress
Assessment
The US expects to provide, over a three-year period comprising fiscal years 2012 through 2014, USD $1.096 billion for nutrition-specific interventions and USD $8.919 billion for nutrition-sensitive activities. The U.S. Government plans to continue to support the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) and to provide $1 of funding for every $2 provided by other donors, up to a maximum of $475 million.
Nutrition-specific
Commitments:
2015: US$234,612,986
2016: US$282,056,157
2017: US$157,743,022
2018: US$224,622,543
2019: US$380,377,490.
2020: US$517,263,584
Disbursements:
2015: US$382,890,749
2016: US$296,973,592
2017: US$195,920,610
2018: US$177,948,226
2019: US$278,938,874
2020: US$309,050,065
Nutrition-sensitive
Commitments
2015: US$2,627,008,442
2016: US$3,312,312,866
2017: US$3,852,050,669
2018: US$3,464,482,651
2020: US$3,929,077,215
Disbursements:
2015: US$2,555,332,029
2016: US$3,038,180,168
2017: US$3,548,197,344
2018: US$3,745,170,446
2019: US$3,458,122,743
2020: US$3,982,422,350
The total amount committed (US$10.015bn) was not met in the specified timeframe (2012-2014 cumulative disbursements = US$7.856bn). This target was subsequently surpassed in 2015 (2012 - 2015 cumulative disbursements = US$10.794bn).
Support country-owned, country-led interventions that contribute to ending the scourge of undernutrition, particularly in the 1,000 days from pregnancy to a child’s second birthday.
Commitments were met in previous years and reporting on new commitments made at the 2021 Tokyo N4G summit will begin next year.
Commitment is indicated as having been reached
Since the last Summit, the U.S. invested $2-3 billion annually between 2013 and 2015 (the years for which we have data) in nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs in international development and humanitarian assistance settings. In 2016, the Global Food Security Act was enacted, which further demonstrates the U.S. Government’s support for reducing global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. The U.S. remains deeply committed to improving global nutrition for the world's most vulnerable people, including women, children, and people facing the threat of famine and food insecurity. The U.S. will continue to take a comprehensive approach to undernutrition. And we encourage our public and private sector partners to work hand-in-hand with other governments to achieve our global nutrition goals. As part of this year’s Global Nutrition Summit, the U.S. Government will multiply our impact through the following:
- Forge a partnership with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and the Eleanor Crook Foundation (ECF) to pursue innovative and cost-effective approaches that catalyse sustainable solutions, build the evidence-base on nutrition innovations, strengthen local capacity to improve nutrition, and foster collaboration to promote effective investments that deliver the biggest impact.
- Engage in a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to strengthen nutrition metrics that empower donors and practitioners to better track and evaluate our nutrition investments.
Commitments were met in previous years and reporting on new commitments made at the 2021 Tokyo N4G summit will begin next year.
Commitment is indicated as having been reached