Globally, 20.5 million newborns (14.6% of all live births) have a low weight at birth. The most recent data continues to show that an unacceptably large number of people are still affected by malnutrition. New data confirms that, despite some achievements and partial success, the current pace of change is too slow to achieve the targets by 2025 in the great majority of countries. The 2020 Global Nutrition Report highlighted that progress made to tackle malnutrition in all its forms was too slow. This chapter reports on progress made towards the global nutrition targets and evaluates their achievability by 2025 (Figure 1.1). Short- and long-term responses are urgently needed to avoid losing the progress made so far and to bring the world back on track (Box 1.1 and Box 2.2). The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is impeding the achievement of the global nutrition targets as well as Sustainable Development Goal Targets 2.1 and 2.2. This year, more than ever, and given that 2021 has been endorsed as the Nutrition Year of Action, it is critical to take strong nutrition action and monitor how that has translated into impact through the Nutrition Accountability Framework.
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It is essential to evaluate past and current progress to inform key stakeholders and support decision-making on additional steps needed to close any existing gaps and ensure progress towards a world free of malnutrition in all its forms. Just four years remain for achieving the six maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) targets − stunting, wasting, anaemia, low birth weight (LBW), childhood overweight, exclusive breastfeeding − and the three diet-related non-communicable disease (NCD) voluntary targets − adult obesity and diabetes, raised blood pressure, and salt/sodium intake. Malnutrition in all its forms is the leading cause of poor health globally. Progress on achieving the 20 commitment goals in 2021: Preliminary findingsĪlignment of N4G commitment goals with the global nutrition targetsĪ crucial function of the Global Nutrition Report is to provide an overview of how malnutrition in all its forms is evolving, what progress is being made at the global, regional, and national levels, and which challenges require urgent action, using the most up-to-date data.
Progress in 2020, on achieving the 20 N4G commitments
Chapter 01: A world free from malnutrition: An assessment of progress towards the global nutrition targetsĬall for action to close the gap in countries’ progress.