New commitments to fight malnutrition

One hundred and twenty-seven delegations, including the governments of 106 countries, in addition to numerous international organisations, civil society organisations, development banks, philanthropic organisations, research institutions and businesses, met together at the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Paris, France, on March 27^th and 28^th, 2025. The summit was organised by France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs under the auspices of Minister Delegate for Francophonie and International Partnerships Thani Mohamed-Soilihi. 

Close to 28 billion US dollars in nutrition funding to reach Sustainable Development Goals was announced, attesting to the exceptional degree of mobilisation and renewed commitment to multilateralism. Over 400 commitments were registered on the Nutrition Accountability Framework platform.

As the N4G Summit host country, France has committed to continuing its efforts in support of nutrition and, between now and 2030, plans to invest € 750 million in projects supported by the French Development Agency in particular, as well as in its Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs’ food aid programmes. In addition, France has announced that it will be boosting food sustainability education, promoting the prevention and early identification of malnutrition and improving the nutritional quality of the food supply at national level.

The European Union in particular mobilised its efforts, committing a total of € 6.5 billion to fight malnutrition, of which € 3.4 billion was allocated by the European Commission.

Other countries, including Madagascar, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala and Bangladesh, also made noteworthy political and financial commitments to tackling the burden of malnutrition in their countries.

Furthermore, the development banks mobilised their efforts, particularly the World Bank and the African Development Bank, which pledged five five billion USD and 9.5 billion USD respectively until 2030.

Lastly, philanthropic organisations, civil society organisations and the private sector account for a substantial share of financial commitments. Philanthropic organisations will raise more thantwo billion USD in the coming years to combat malnutrition.

One of the Summit’s highlights was the adoption of a youth declaration calling for young people to play a greater role in decision-making in order to promote the voices of the communities most affected by malnutrition.

(N4G/ile)

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