Nigeria’s
Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on Tuesday selected by
the United Nations to participate in a worldwide effort to address child
malnutrition.
Okonjo-Iweala and 26 other global leaders were picked for the job by the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban ki-moon.
According
to an announcement from the UN’s Department of Public Information on
Tuesday, Ki-moon appointed 27 individuals which included some heads of
state and other reputable individuals to focus on improving nutrition as
key to progress in health and development.
The
group is to represent the many countries, organisations and sectors
working to improve nutrition, and serve as strategic guides for the
global movement, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN), which is committed to
advancing the strength and security of nations by improving maternal and
child nutrition.
SUN is a global push for action and investment to improve maternal and child nutrition.
“Never
before have so many leaders, from so many countries and fields, agreed
to work together to improve nutrition,” said the UN scribe, as he
explained that “the SUN movement gives all of us, including the UN, an
opportunity to support countries in their efforts to end hunger and
malnutrition.”
Okonjo-Iweala
will be joining the lead group which includes heads of state from
countries that have prioritized efforts to scale up nutrition, as well
as representatives of the donor, civil society, business and UN system
organisations that are aligning resources to help SUN countries drive
progress.
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