Hon'ble Prime Minister H.E. Sheikh Hasina addressed the efforts on nutrition for all at Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021 hosted by the Government of Japan
2021/12/8
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Hon'ble Prime Minister H.E. Sheikh Hasina delivering an opening speech at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021
On December 7, the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021 has commenced with High-Level sessions. Initiated by the Government of Japan, the Summit had a hybrid format that combines on-site participation of domestic participants and online participants from overseas. At the Opening Session, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, delivered an opening speech, and Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, made a welcome speech.
The Tokyo N4G Summit 2021 aims to direct ways for the international community to improve nutrition and encourage a wide range of stakeholders to take concrete actions through their announcements of policy and financial commitments and to lead global measures for nutritional improvement. More than 40 participants attended the High-Level Sessions on the Summit’s first day. HPM H.E. Sheikh Hasina also virtually participated in the Summit and delivered a speech about the country’s efforts to improve nutrition outcomes in line with Bangladesh’s Five-Year Plan.
Prime Minister KISHIDA highlighted that the “double burden of malnutrition.” We currently face undernutrition that hinders growth, and overnutrition that causes lifestyle-related diseases, which has become a common global challenge. Furthermore, Prime Minister KISHIDA stated that the COVID-19 pandemic had worsened nutritional status of children in particular. He announced that Japan would provide nutrition-related assistance to the world, which will amount to over 300 billion Japanese yen, equivalent to more than around 2.8 billion U.S. dollars, for the next three years.
Minister HAYASHI explained that this Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit focuses on five priority areas: (1) nutrition and Universal Health Coverage, (2) safe, sustainable, and healthy food systems, (3) measures against malnutrition in vulnerable situations, (4) data-driven accountability, and (5) financing for nutrition. In addition, he pointed out the necessity for governments, regardless of income level, private sectors, civil society organizations, and academia to unite to tackle this critical issue. At the Closing Session, Minister HAYASHI expressed gratitude for participants’ commitments and told that each and all need to steadily fulfill its obligations to improve malnutrition and to solve the problems that the world is facing.
The Tokyo N4G Summit 2021 aims to direct ways for the international community to improve nutrition and encourage a wide range of stakeholders to take concrete actions through their announcements of policy and financial commitments and to lead global measures for nutritional improvement. More than 40 participants attended the High-Level Sessions on the Summit’s first day. HPM H.E. Sheikh Hasina also virtually participated in the Summit and delivered a speech about the country’s efforts to improve nutrition outcomes in line with Bangladesh’s Five-Year Plan.
Prime Minister KISHIDA highlighted that the “double burden of malnutrition.” We currently face undernutrition that hinders growth, and overnutrition that causes lifestyle-related diseases, which has become a common global challenge. Furthermore, Prime Minister KISHIDA stated that the COVID-19 pandemic had worsened nutritional status of children in particular. He announced that Japan would provide nutrition-related assistance to the world, which will amount to over 300 billion Japanese yen, equivalent to more than around 2.8 billion U.S. dollars, for the next three years.
Minister HAYASHI explained that this Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit focuses on five priority areas: (1) nutrition and Universal Health Coverage, (2) safe, sustainable, and healthy food systems, (3) measures against malnutrition in vulnerable situations, (4) data-driven accountability, and (5) financing for nutrition. In addition, he pointed out the necessity for governments, regardless of income level, private sectors, civil society organizations, and academia to unite to tackle this critical issue. At the Closing Session, Minister HAYASHI expressed gratitude for participants’ commitments and told that each and all need to steadily fulfill its obligations to improve malnutrition and to solve the problems that the world is facing.