Nutrition for Growth: 2 years on
DFID releases more funding for nutrition programmes.
International Development Minister Baroness Verma.
Baroness Verma, DFID鈥檚 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, announced that we are unlocking 拢115 million of our 拢280 million matched funding today as part of the UK鈥檚 Nutrition for Growth commitment. By the second anniversary of the event, more than 50% of the UK鈥檚 matched funding commitment (拢156 million) has been unlocked as a result of new investments made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Government of Canada. These unlocked funds will enable the UK to invest in more high impact nutrition specific interventions up 2020.
The UK is firmly on track to meet our ambitious Nutrition for Growth commitments where we promised to triple our core spending over period 2013 to 2020. UK spending on nutrition specific programmes increased from 拢42m in 2012 to 拢69m in 2013 compared to a 2010 baseline of 拢25m. which undertook the independent analysis.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is going beyond its Nutrition for Growth commitment and will double its nutrition spending to 2020 to USD 761 million unlocking 拢115 million of UK funds. The Government of Canada is unlocking 拢41 million of UK funds with its new investment USD 123 million. And, as part of the 鈥淧ower of Nutrition鈥� new financing facility, DFID, partnered with the Children鈥檚 Investment Fund Foundation, the World Bank, UNICEF and UBS Optimus Foundation, will provide 拢32m if matched by others.
The UK also announced new support for the at the event, including support for countries to plan and deliver better nutrition programmes, and for improved data and information about malnutrition in partnership with the EC and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
More information about the Gates Foundation and Government of Canada鈥檚 nutrition commitments and the matching of UK funds: