On Thursday 27 March, at the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit, the European Commission announced a new commitment of €3.4 billion until 2027 to combat malnutrition around the world.
European investment will focus on countries facing particularly high levels of child malnutrition, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and should target children under five and young pregnant and breastfeeding women suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
Thursday's pledge follows the previous commitment of €2.5 billion for 2021-2023, announced by the EU at the N4G summit in Tokyo.
According to the Commission, European investment is bearing fruit: “Partner countries are on track to reduce the number of stunted children under five by at least 7 million by 2025”.
According to UNICEF, one child in four in the world is in a situation of severe food poverty as a result of inequality, conflict and climatic crises. (Original version in French by Isalia Stieffatre)