Feature: Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will convene a high-level side event on the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Tokyo for 2021, to take place on Tuesday, 7 December 2021 from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tokyo(JST). The event will be held in online meeting, with global development partners, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and private sectors working on nutrition improvement around the world.

The purpose of the event will be to share commitments of nutrition actions for addressing the double burden of malnutrition through the realization of collective impact. In addition, the partners will ensure the collaboration with other partners, aiming for a world where life, livelihood and human dignity of people living in developing countries are protected and all people can live humane life.

The event will include opening remarks by Ms. Sano, DG and the first keynote speech by the president of JICA, Dr. Kitaoka, followed by a high-level panel discussion. After the panel, speakers will be given the opportunity to exchange views, followed by closing remarks.

We look forward to your participation.

Theme

Based on Human security, the global development partners and JICA share its commitments of nutrition actions for low and middle- income countries and call for the collaboration with other partners on eliminating malnutrition in all its forms, aiming for a world where life, livelihood and human dignity of people living in developing countries are protected and all people can live humane life.

Date and Time

December 7, 2021 (Tue) 17:00 - 18:00 (JST)

How to participate

Online by YouTube (The URL for webinar will be in the link below)

• https://youtu.be/7iBUbS3OXvA (English) (YouTube, external link)
• https://youtu.be/RC9cE6qVv2k (Japanese) (YouTube, external link)
• https://youtu.be/jvMHgcaMXoI (French) (YouTube, external link)

Language: English with simultaneous interpretation to French and Japanese

Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

• Dr. KITAOKA Shinichi, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

SPEAKERS

• Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD)
• Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Video Message:

• Ms. Henrietta H Fore, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• Dr. Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development, World Bank Group

MODERATOR

• Ms. Gerda Verburg, UN SUN Movement Coordinator

Please refer to the flyer (PDF/163KB) for details.