Global Hunger Index 2010 Launch Des Moines, Iowa by Marie Ruel The Challenge of Hunger: Focus on the Crisis of Child Undernutrition

1. African Proverb The hunger of one … … is the shame of all!

2. Marie Ruel IFPRI October 14, 2010 Des Moines, Iowa

4. Help learnfrom successes and failures in hunger reduction

5. Provide incentives to act and improve international ranking

6. Focus on one special hunger-related topic every yearTargeted to policymakers, donors, media, public

8. Child malnutrition (% < 5 underweight)

10. Countries ranked on a 100-point scale Min and max values not observed in practice

11. There has been progress since 1990 24% 14% 25% 40% 33% 44%

12. Country performance: by severity 29 countries: “alarming" or “extremely alarming” levels of hunger

13. Country progress

14. Winners and losers from 1990 GHI to 2010 GHI Countries with both GHI 1990 and GHI 2010 less than five are excluded

16. The perilous 1,000 days -9 to 24 mo Weight-for-height Weight-for-age Height-for-age

17. Height for age by region Europe & Central Asia Latin America & the Caribbean North Africa & the Near East Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia

18. How to improve child nutrition?

19. Policy recommendations Target nutrition interventions to the window of opportunity Tackle the underlying conditions that cause undernutrition Fostergender equity Prioritize nutrition in political and policy processes Engage, empower, and ensure sustained support for local actors in the area of nutrition

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