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Brussels Development Briefing May 20, 2015

Brussels Development Briefing May 20, 2015. Assess Progress Identify Actions Improve Accountability. Stakeholder Group Independent Expert Group 60 authors 80+ indicators, 193 countries open access data. Messages. Nutrition is a foundation for the SDGs

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Brussels Development Briefing May 20, 2015

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  1. Brussels Development Briefing May 20, 2015 www.globalnutritionreport.org

  2. Assess Progress • Identify Actions • Improve Accountability www.globalnutritionreport.org

  3. Stakeholder Group • Independent Expert Group • 60 authors • 80+ indicators, 193 countries • open access data www.globalnutritionreport.org

  4. Messages • Nutrition is a foundation for the SDGs • Malnutrition is a concern for all countries • Multiple burdens are a “new normal” • Progress is slow globally but there are some spectacular country advances • We need more ambition on targets • Scaling up is more possible than ever • Nutrition accountability needs strengthening www.globalnutritionreport.org

  5. good nutrition … is a foundation for… sustainable development www.globalnutritionreport.org

  6. of all child deaths from poor nutrition 45% www.globalnutritionreport.org

  7. The economics is also convincing $ 30 year compound rate of interest of 10% backfor every $ invested in nutrition programmes www.globalnutritionreport.org

  8. Dollars returned for $1 investment in scaling up nutrition specific interventions Benefit-cost ratios for different countries of scaling up the set of nutrition specific interventions in Bhutta et. al. 2013. Expanded set of country estimates, based on methodology in Hoddinott et. al. 2013

  9. Good nutrition supports intergenerational equity www.globalnutritionreport.org

  10. But…. the number of times nutritionis mentioned in169 SDG targets? uno one واحد un we need to intensifyefforts to embed nutrition more broadly in the SDGs www.globalnutritionreport.org

  11. Whichever way you look at the world… …malnutrition affects every country www.globalnutritionreport.org

  12. The “New Normal” of countries are dealing with undernutrition & overweight/obesity 45 % …we need to see malnutrition in multipledimensions www.globalnutritionreport.org

  13. The world is off course • Stunting • Wasting • Overweight • Anemia • Low birth weight • Low exclusive breastfeeding www.globalnutritionreport.org

  14. But.. a number of countries are on course for the WHA targets 69 - one or more targets 31 - none of the targets www.globalnutritionreport.org

  15. U5 Stunting Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Lesotho, Nepal, Yemen countries are making great strides forwards.. U5 Overweight Azerbaijan, Benin, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, PNG, Sierra Leone Exclusive breast feeding Burkina Faso, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Maldives, Mauritania www.globalnutritionreport.org

  16. New surveys contain promising data on stunting trends www.globalnutritionreport.org

  17. Nutrition programs need to be scaled up www.globalnutritionreport.org

  18. Scale Up is Possible Georgia Pakistan Malawi Rwanda Nicaragua Honduras Honduras Coverage % www.globalnutritionreport.org

  19. We need to hold ourselves to account www.globalnutritionreport.org

  20. Nutrition budget commitments: untracked, but not untrackable These countries have managed to track nutrition budget commitments Tanzania Guatemala Zambia www.globalnutritionreport.org

  21. Donor disbursements on nutrition have increased2010  2012 +30%nutrition specific + 19% nutrition sensitive www.globalnutritionreport.org

  22. …but from a very low base Nutrition specific $0.5 bn overseas development assistance $135 bn Nutrition sensitive $1 bn 2012 Disbursement Numbers www.globalnutritionreport.org

  23. Strong accountability needs……empowered citizens www.globalnutritionreport.org

  24. Tools for social accountability www.globalnutritionreport.org

  25. Nutrition Data www.globalnutritionreport.org

  26. Glaring Nutrition Data Gaps 49 % of countries don’t have enough data to assess if on/off course for 4 WHA indicators 40 % of most recent child growth surveys are over 5 years old www.globalnutritionreport.org

  27. Recommended Actions • Embed nutrition more strongly in SDGs • Develop more ambitious 2030 targets • Embrace complexity of multiple burdens • Relentless focus on coverage of nutrition specific interventions • Find resources outside the health sector for nutrition sensitive interventions • Invest in a nutrition data revolution • Be accountability champions www.globalnutritionreport.org

  28. Thank you www.globalnutritionreport.org

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