The United Nations has appointed the president of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, and president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, as part of 27 global leaders to combat malnutrition across the world.
The appointment was made by António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, as part of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement committed to fighting malnutrition in all its forms.
According to a statement released by SUN to this effect, the leaders will meet on September 24 to take a decision on the continuation of the SUN Movement into its third phases (2021-2025).
The leaders will also make commitments to achieve its objectives – looking toward the 2020 Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit.
One in three people suffer from malnutrition the world over and 149 million girls and boys are stunted, a trend the group is set up to stop and reverse.
The 27 people appointed to the group are:
Akinwumi ADESINA (Nigeria),
President, African Development Bank
Aliko DANGOTE (Nigeria)
Chairman and CEO, Dangote Group
Manal AL ALEM (Jordan), Chef
Reem Ebrahim AL-HASHIMI (UAE),
Cabinet Member and Minister of State for International Cooperation
Mercedes ARÁOZ FERNÁNDEZ (Peru),
Vice-President, Republic of Peru
Inger ASHING (SWEDEN),
CEO, Save the Children International
Cherrie ATILANO (Philippines),
Founder and CEO, Agrea Agricultural Systems Internaional Inc.
Alicia BÁRCENA IBARRA, (Mexico)
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
David BEASLEY (USA)
Executive Director, World Food Programme
Martin CHUNGONG (Cameroon),
Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
Josefa Leonel CORREIA SACKO (Angola),
Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission
Annette DIXON (New Zealand)
Vice President, Human Development, World Bank
Chris ELIAS (United States of America)
President of Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Shenggen FAN (China),
Director-General, International Food Policy Research Institute
Henrietta H. FORE (USA)
Executive Director, UNICEF and Chair of the SUN Movement Lead Group
Sophie HEALY-THOW (Ireland),
Youth Leader
Daniel KABLAN DUNCAN, (Côte d’Ivoire),
Vice President Côte d’Ivoire
Monica Katebe MUSONDA (Zambia),
Founder and CEO, Java Foods
Jakaya KIKWETE (Tanzania)
Former President United Republic of Tanzania, Kikwete Foundation
Shinichi KITAOKA (Japan),
President Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Maryam MONSEF (Canada),
Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Canada
David NABARRO (United Kingdom),
Sustainable Development Facilitator, 4SD
Sania NISHTAR (Pakistan),
Founder and President, Heartfile Foundation
Inia SERUIRATU (Fiji),
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fiji
Feike SIJBESMA (The Netherlands),
CEO, Royal Dutch DSM
Gunhild Anker STORDALEN (Norway),
Founder and President, EAT Foundation
Gerda VERBURG (The Netherlands),
UN Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the SUN Movement
