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,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,decemb] #g1 
#bjbj  ,,resolution  ,:]eas #aea million
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p]c5t--are /unt$1 or *ronically         
und]n\ri%$1 & 9 c\ntries highly affect$ 
by und]nutrition1 /unt+ affects #a 9 e  
#c *ildr52 ,:]eas wa/+1 or acute        
malnutrition1 cont9ues to ?reat5 ! lives
 ( an e/imat$ #g4e p]c5t or ne>ly #ea   
million *ildr5 "u ! age ( #e globally1 &
 m ?an #ch million *ildr5 "u ! age ( #e 
are ov]weight2 ,:]eas malnutrition      
directly or indirectly causes #de p]c5t 
( all dea?s--#b4f million--( *ildr5 "u  
age #e annually & puts ^? :o survive at 
risk ( impair$ bra9 developm5t1 l[]     
,,iq1 weak5$ immune sy/ems1 & great]    
risk ( s]i\s diseases2 ,:]eas und]n\ri%$
 adolesc5t girls h impair$ cognitive    
ability & productivity & _! future      
babies are at increas$ risk = l[ bir?   
weight & dea?2 ,:]eas iron defici5cy    
anemia1 associat$ ) und]nutrition1      
contributes to #a 9 #e mat]nal dea?s 7or

 #bj p]c5t ( mat]nal mortality72 ,:]eas 
poor mat]nal nutrition contributes to   
poor fetal developm5t & l[ bir? weight1 
& an e/imat$ #fj to #hj p]c5t ( neonatal
 dea?s occur 9 l[ bir? weight babies2   
,:]eas a l>ge body ( sci5tific evid5ce  
supports ! b5efits ( improv$ brea/fe$+  
practices on ! %ort-t]m & long-t]m heal?
 & developm5t ( *ildr5 & _! mo!rs2      
,:]eas a gr[+ evid5ce base demon/rates t
 r$uc+ mat]nal & *ild malnutrition1     
especially 9 ! critical #a1jjj days     
betwe5 pregnancy & age #b1 is imp]ative 
to end+ prev5table mat]nal & *ild dea?s1
 improv+ cognitive & physical           
developm5t1 & /r5g!n+ *ildr5's immune   
sy/ems to bol/] resi/ance to disease2   
,:]eas lead+ economi/s & ,nobel         
,laureates h id5tifi$ improv+ *ild      
nutrition z ! mo/ co/-effective way to  
enhance global heal? & developm5t2      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =         
,int]national ,developm5t's             
,multi-,sectoral ,nutrition ,/rategy's  
approa* addresses bo? direct & und]ly+  

causes ( malnutrition1 & its focus on   
l9k+ humanit>ian assi/ance ) developm5t 
programm+ helps build resili5ce to %ocks
 9 vuln]able communities2 ,:]eas        
malnutrition is a univ]sal issue t no   
c\ntry 9 ! _w c af=d to ov]look1 &      
c\ntries ) high burd5s ( malnutrition1  
includ+ /unt+1 wa/+1 anemia1 &          
micronutri5t defici5cy1 w /ruggle to    
a*ieve su/a9able & equitable economic   
gr[?2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates plays a    
lead role support+ ! goals ( ,scal+ ,up 
,nutrition1 a global movem5t ( #fj      
c\ntries to prioritize nutrition1       
p>ticul>ly dur+ ! #a1jjj-;day w9d[ (    
opportunity betwe5 a "m's pregnancy & h]
 *ild's second bir?day1 ?r\gh effective 
policy & d$icat$ national res\rces2 &   
,:]eas ! _w has r$uc$ und]nutrition s9ce
 #aiij1 yet global progress has be5 too 
sl[ to ensure ea* *ild c atta9 a full & 
prosp]\s future reg>dless ( :]e he or %e
 0 born & at ! curr5t pace1 ! global    
community w n rea* its global nutrition 
t>gets set = #bjbe3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 

! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7       
reaffirms t-- 7,a7 food security & good 
nutrition 9 e>ly *ildhood saves lives & 
lays ! f\ndation = heal?y physical &    
cognitive gr[? & developm5t2  7,b7 !    
pot5tial b5efit ( good nutrition is     
life-long & influ5ces a *ild's entire   
future1 ) entire communities & nations  
ultimately prosp]+2  7,c7 ! "r nutrition
 helps *ildr5 le>n1 helps protect !m f  
illness1 increases _! productivity &    
e>n+ pot5tial1 & supports ! well-be+ &  
heal? ( _! future (fspr+2 &  7,d7 wom5  
:o are well-n\ri%$ & d n suff] f anemia 
are less likely to die 9 *ildbir? & to  
give bir? to *ildr5 :o are maln\ri%$1   
break+ ! int]g5]ational cycle (         
malnutrition2  7#b7 reaffirms t--  7,a7 
good nutrition is also an economic issue
 c5tral to r$uc+ pov]ty & putt+ c\ntries
 on pa? to economic developm5t2  7,b7   
adults :o 7 well-n\ri%$ z *ildr5 e>n up 
to #df p]c5t m ?an ^? :o 7 maln\ri%$2   
7,c7 c\ntries ) a v high burd5 ( e>ly   
*ildhood malnutrition h l[] economic    

gr[? rates due to lo/ income &          
productivity2 &  7,d7 ! co/ to nations  
is sub/antial ) ,gross ,dome/ic ,product
 7,,gdp7 losses e/imat$ betwe5 #c to #af
 p]c5t ) ov]all pot5tial impacts to !   
global economy z high z #c4e trillion p]
 ye>2  7#c7 supports ,unit$ ,/ates      
lead]%ip 9 help+ develop+ c\ntries meet 
! nutritional ne$s ( wom5 & *ildr51 &   
supports cont9u$ ef=ts2  7#d7 supports  
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t's 7,,usaid7 recognition t   
nutrition int]v5tions are among !       
lifesav+ int]v5tions t c h ! greate/    
impact 9 end+ prev5table *ild & mat]nal 
dea?s2  7#e7 supports ! use ( ! ,,usaid 
,multi-,sectoral ,nutrition ,/rategy1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ,global         
,nutrition ,coord9ation ,plan1 & !      
,global ,food ,security ,/rategy z      
plat=ms ?r\gh :i* to help rea* global   
nutrition t>gets by #bjbe1 z agre$ to at
 ! ,_w ,heal? ,assembly 9 #bjab2  7#f7  
ackn[l$ges ! vision & goals ( ! ,scal+  
,up ,nutrition movem5t z a global       

p>tn]%ip to support c\ntry-l$ ef=ts to  
improve mat]nal & *ild nutrition involv+
 gov]nm5ts1 civil society1 ! ,unit$     
,nations1 donors1 bus9esses1 & rese>*]s2
  7#g7 ackn[l$ges t progress aga9/      
global malnutrition mu/ be accel]at$ us+
 innovative1 scal$-up approa*es to      
improve ! sy/ems t affect ! nutritional 
/atus ( wom5 & *ildr52 &  7#h7 calls =  
trans=mative ef=ts across sectors at    
,,usaid--  7,a7 to accel]ate progress to
 end mat]nal & *ild malnutrition1       
includ+ ?r\gh ,c\ntry ,developm5t       
,coop]ation ,/rategies t align )        
c\ntry's national nutrition plans2 &    
7,b7 to include improv$ & cle> me?ods to
 track nutrition fund+ & outcomes across
 all ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t global     
nutrition programs1 especially ^? 9     
global heal?1 food security1            
agriculture1 basic education1 food      
assi/ance1 & wat]1 sanitation1 & hygi5e 
7,,wa%74  ,cl]k4