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MOBILIZING LEADERSHIP AND INVESTMENT IN NUTRITION

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of the official side event program of the Third International Financing for Development (FfD) Conference

Elilly Hotel, Gada Hall

Combatting malnutrition is central to a country’s ability to boost economic growth, advance health and development objectives, and realize many of the SDGs. This high-level breakfast briefing will examine the role of nutrition as a foundation for sustainable development and prosperity. At the event, the World Bank and R4D will launch the first in a series of costing and financing scenarios for reaching the global nutrition targets, specifically the target calling for a 40% reduction in child stunting.

To RSVP for this event, please email: FinancingGrowthEvent@gmmb.com.

July14, 2015 8:15 – 9:45 am (continental breakfast available from 7:45 am onward)

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A HIGH-LEVEL BREAKFAST BRIEFING

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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Speakers: Her Excellency Mrs. Roman Tesfaye, First Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, African Union Commission Chairperson (TBC)

Joel Spicer, President, Micronutrient Initiative

Dr. Meera Shekar, Global Lead, Nutrition, World Bank

Dr. Robert Hecht, Managing Director, Results for Development

Dr. Caroline Anstey, Global Head, UBS and Society UBS

José Andrés Botrán Briz, President, Compañía Agricola Industrial Santa Ana, Guatemala

His Excellency Ahmed Shide, State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Hon. Christian Paradis, Canadian International Development Minister and Chair, WEF-OECD Redesigning Development Finance Initiative

Dr. Ayo Ajayi, Africa Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation