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Launch of Nutrition for Growth Year of Action
December 14, 2020 from 9:00 to 11:00 EST (15:00 to 17:00 CET)
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The Governments of Canada and Bangladesh, in partnership with the Government of Japan and with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, cordially invite you to the launch of a Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Year of Action.
The event will showcase new policy and financing commitments to nutrition from a range of stakeholders and will formally launch a Nutrition For Growth Year of Action, that includes milestone events leading up to the Summit in Tokyo in late December 2021.
The event will feature appearances from global nutrition champions including:
- Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF;
- Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
- Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Food System's Summit;
- Gerda Verburg, United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Coordinator of the SUN Movement;
- Andrew Morley, CEO World Vision International
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