Global Nutrition Report 2020 to 2021

This project supports Development Initiatives in developing and publishing the 2020-2021 Global Nutrition Report (GNR). The GNR is the world’s leading independent assessment of global nutrition. The Report seeks to provide the best available data in-depth analysis and expert opinion rooted in evidence to help drive action on nutrition where it is urgently needed. Data produced by the Report exposes barriers nutrition stakeholders face and highlights the potential for action and advocacy for improved nutrition. The Report also holds donors governments and private sector stakeholders accountable to their policy and financial commitments pledged through Nutrition for Growth (N4G). It also tracks donor and country annual spending towards nutrition. Project activities include: (1) calling for greater action to end malnutrition in all its forms; (2) increasing commitments for more action by highlighting gaps and opportunities for financing and policy; (3) driving accountability and transparency by showing who is delivering and where progress is too slow; (4) working with partners who use GNR information to enforce accountability; (5) remaining the ‘go-to’ resource for data on nutrition that innovates by disaggregating and visualising data and telling stories to make the case for action; and (6) being inclusive highlighting all forms of malnutrition in all locations – low- middle- and high-income countries and different sectors.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) those who play a role in ending malnutrition took action by making and meeting commitments; (2) held accountable governments donors and others to deliver on commitments and make the right commitments in the future; (3) increased financing for nutrition is disbursed strategically and effectively; (4) developed policies that tackle the root causes of malnutrition are implemented; and (5) increased actions on malnutrition between the nutrition and non-nutrition communities to address priorities such as health education agriculture and climate change.