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Partnering to end hunger and undernutrition

Rajul Pandya-Lorch Chief of Staff and Head of 2020 Vision Initiative, IFPRI

U n i t e d N a t i o n s P a r t n e r s h i p E x c h a n g e N e w Yo r k , N e w Yo r k | J u l y 1 8 , 2 0 1 6

Accelerating progress to achieve multiple SDGs

Ending hunger and undernutrition will help to achieve many SDGs  

Hunger  (Millions)  

Child  Stun/ng  

(Prevalence)  

Annual  Economic  

Cost  

Global  

US  $1.4-­‐2.1  Trillion  

24%  

991   778  

1990   2015  

Hunger and undernutrition persist  

Approaches for accelerating progress to ensure no one is left behind Engaging  countries   S/mula/ng  knowledge  and  innova/on  

I N N O V A T I O N  L A B  

S Y N T H E S I S      

C O M M U N I C A T I O N S    

D A T A ,  T R A C K I N G ,    A N D  M O N I T O R I N G  

 K N OW L E D G E   &  I N N O V A T I O N  

H U B  

Suppor/ng  ini/a/ves  and  partnerships  

Compact2025:  evidence-­‐based  support  

Na>onal  ini>a>ves,  regional  commitments  (African  Union),  interna>onal  partnerships  

(SUN),  global  goals  (SDGs),  and  others  

Compact2025  assists  countries  to  refine  and  implement  their  road  maps  for  ac>on  toward  ending  hunger  and  undernutri>on—strategies  from  some  successful  countries  focus  on  smallholder  agriculture,  social  

protec/on,  nutri/on  interven/ons,  WASH,  and  women’s  empowerment  

Rwanda  

Roundtable discussions: Convening stakeholders to accelerate progress

Malawi  Ethiopia  

Bangladesh  Common  themes  

•  High  level  commitment  

•  Mul>stakeholder  and  mul>sectoral  

•  Key  recommenda>ons  •  Make  policies  and  programs  more  

nutri>on-­‐driven  •  Improve  coordina>on  •  Fill  data  and  knowledge  gaps  

•  Moving  forward  with  country  hubs  and  global  knowledge  network  

Compact2025: A global partnership to

accelerate progress

 For  more  informa+on,  contact  

Shenggen  Fan,  Director  General,  Interna>onal  Food  Policy  Research  Ins>tute  (IFPRI),  s.fan@cgiar.org  

Rajul  Pandya-­‐Lorch,  Chief  of  Staff  and  Head  of  2020  Vision  Ini>a>ve,  IFPRI,  r.pandya-­‐lorch@cgiar.org  

Teunis  van  Rheenen  Head  of  Partnerships  and  Business  Development,  IFPRI,  t.vanrheenen@cgiar.org