AU, AfDB To Co-Host Launch Of African Leaders For Nutrition Accountability Scorecard

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African leaders will gather at a side event of the 32nd African Union Summit, to launch the  African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard.

The African Union, His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho, the African Development Bank, the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, the Bill and  Melinda Gates Foundation and other partners, will launch the African Leaders For Nutrition  (ALN) Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard on Monday 11 February 2019.

The event, under the theme “A Call for Better Advocacy and Accountability for Nutrition Investments,” will be chaired by , His Majesty King Letsie III and African Development Bank  President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina.

The Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard is the latest tool produced by ALN to raise awareness and reinforce commitments by African governments to end malnutrition and  promote healthy children.

This data-based advocacy tool gives an overview of how African leaders are doing on their delivery of the main nutrition indicators. It is expected that the scorecard will increasingly be  used to track Africa’s effort to halt malnutrition and its effects.

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is Africa’s premier development finance institution. It comprises three distinct entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the  African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). On the ground in 31 African  countries with an external office in Japan, the AfDB contributes to the economic development  and the social progress of its 54 regional