Putting Nutrition at the Core of Human and Social Development
France will host the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit March 27-28 in Paris. This marks a significant opportunity to mobilise stakeholders and commitments to put nutrition at the heart of humanitarian and development issues.
The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris will welcome governments, international organizations, research institutions, civil society, philanthropies, private sector and more, to dialogue and work together at N4G.
It will call for bold political and financial commitments to accelerate progress towards the achievement of global nutrition targets by 2030. France’s Ambition for N4G is to strengthen N4G and nutrition’s role in global development and align it with humanitarian and development policies. This includes mobilising financial and political commitments at both domestic and global levels, increasing development banks engagement, boosting civil society, private sector, and UN participation, and integrating nutrition across sectors.
2025 is an important year with the end of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition and the start of a tumultuous year for development aid. The urgency for countries and all stakeholders to step up and ensure that life-saving and preventative efforts are maintained and elevated for people all around the world is stronger than ever. We have five years to accelerate progress on nutrition, join us at N4G as an important stepping stone for this vital work.
“We want the N4G Paris Summit to be a turning point in nutrition, a summit that brings about a paradigm shift.”
– Brieuc Pont, Special Envoy on Nutrition and Secretary General of the N4G Summit, France
#N4G Event Programme Details
Side Events
Discussions on key nutrition topics with a variety of partners.
24-28 March, 2025
CSO Pavillion
Civil society space showcasing themes, messages and light activations
24-25 March, 2025
Here’s our running list of N4G activities to engage in:
Standing Together for Nutrition, Micronutrient Forum, GAIN, I-CAN and IFPRI – Investing in Integrated Climate and Nutrition Actions
24 March- 1:15 – 2:15pm CET, CSO Pavillion, La Serre.
Action contre la Faim, Concern Worldwide, and The Power of Nutrition – “Advancing Local Solutions for the Prevention and Treatment of Malnutrition”
25 March- 11:30am – 1:00pm CET
Malnutrition remains a global challenge, and addressing it requires innovative, context-specific, and sustainable solutions. Join policymakers, researchers, and field implementers as we explore:
- Utilizing locally sourced, culturally appropriate food solutions to combat malnutrition.
- Ensuring access to nutritious home foods for both health and environmental sustainability through local and climate-smart approaches.
- Strengthening local food systems to support resilience in the face of climate challenges.
The session will feature key presentations, a panel discussion, and an interactive Q&A. Register Here!
Closing the Financing Gap for Nutrition through Country Specific Commitments and Accountability
25 March- 9:30 -10:45am CET, N4G Side Event, La Serre
Co-Hosts SUN CSA Nigeria, Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network, Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Secretariat, N4D and the SDG2 Advocacy Hub will highlight the urgent need for greater action and alignment across global and national actors for improved nutrition financing at the country level. The event will showcase successful country advocacy and accountability strategies for increased nutrition financing; showcase country-specific domestic & external financial commitments aligned with national nutrition priorities and catalyse alignment and leverage existing actors and initiatives.
Advocacy for Country-Led Nutrition Financing: A New Consensus
25 March- 4:15-5:15pm CET, CSO Pavillion, La Serre
Hosted by World Vision International, the SUN Movement Secretariat, the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network, N4D and the SDG2 Advocacy Hub, this side event will focus on the way forward for advocacy to increase nutrition financing. It will share new research and recommendations on the nutrition financial architecture while also putting forward an approach to support country-led efforts to mobilise financing aligned with national national priorities.
Global Citizen and GAIN Event – “The Traditional Roots of Resilience: Promoting Indigenous Food Systems for Climate Action.”
26 March
9:30am – 11:30am, Le 220
The event will highlight the role of indigenous and traditional food systems in positively contributing to nutrition and increasing the adaptive capacity of communities in a sustainable, just, and culturally appropriate way. The discussion will cover strategies for keeping nutrition and agriculture funding on the global agenda with focus on indigenous and traditional food systems, toward shaping negotiations at COP30. Chef Christian Abegan, part of the Chefs’ Manifesto Network will participate in a panel.
Nutrition International and the Asian Development Bank – “Mainstreaming Nutrition in Development – Unlocking the Potential of Multilateral Development Banks”
26 March from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM CET
Châteauform’ La Manufacture, Paris, France
This high-level discussion will explore how multilateral development banks can drive nutrition-sensitive investments, highlighting innovative financing models and partnerships for greater impact. RSVP here.
School Meals Coalition, Coalition of Action on Healthy Diets, FAO, UNICEF, WFP – “Maximising the nutrition impact of school meal programmes.”
28 March at 10:30am CET
This event will highlight evidence-based approaches and commitments to maximize the impact of school meal programmes on diet quality, nutrition and other outcomes. Speakers will introduce a comprehensive methodology and guidance package for developing school meal nutrition guidelines and standards supported by complementary interventions.
CIFF and ECF – “Empowered Women, Transformed Generations: The Global Impact of Maternal Nutrition”
27 March- 1:30pm CET
This N4G official side event aims to convene a constructive dialogue among governments, philanthropies and CSOs to highlight maternal and child nutrition, and the role of high-impact, scalable malnutrition solutions such as prenatal multivitamins, known as Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS), in achieving Sustainable Development Goals 2 – Zero Hunger and 3 – Good Health and Well-being. By bringing philanthropies, governments and their civil society partners together, we aim to share best practices and learnings and also secure the announcement of new commitments for the transition to MMS as part of the N4G pledges. We are especially looking forward to catalyzing further financial commitments for MMS to mobilize an overall investment of $1.1b USD by the end of 2025, as outlined by the need in the MMS investment roadmap.
