,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #bfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjai,ms4  
,coll9s 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4    
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mrs4  
,murray1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 
,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,ms4 
,w>r51 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4
 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4  
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,durb91    
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,ms4 ,smi?1 
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 
,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1    
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4     
,wick]1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mrs4 ,capito1   
,ms4 ,ros51 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mr4 ,van       
,holl51 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4
 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,decemb] #ah1 #bjai,report$ 
by ,mr4 ,ris*1 ) an am5dm5t & an am5dm5t
 to ! preamble & an am5dm5t to ! title  
,janu>y #ad1 #bjbj;,consid]$1 am5d$1 &  
agre$ to ) an am5d$ preamble & an       

am5dm5t to ! title  ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ ! importance ( su/a9$ ,unit$ 
,/ates lead]%ip to accel]at+ global     
progress aga9/ mat]nal & *ild           
malnutrition & support+ ! commitm5t ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t to r$uc+ global malnutrition
 ?r\gh ! ,multi-,sectoral ,nutrition    
,/rategy4  ,:]eas ( all *ildr5 "u #e    
worldwide-- 7#a7 #adi1jjj1jjj1 or #ba4i 
p]c5t1 are /unt$ or *ronically          
und]n\ri%$2  7#b7 an e/imat$ #g4c p]c5t1
 or ne>ly #di1jjj1jjj1 exp]i5ce         
life-?reat5+ acute malnutrition 7also   
kn[n z wa/+72 &  7#c7 m ?an #dj1jjj1jjj 
are ov]weight2 ,:]eas1 9 c\ntries highly
 affect$ by und]nutrition1 /unt+ affects
 #a 9 e #c *ildr52 ,:]eas malnutrition  
directly or indirectly causes #de p]c5t 
( all dea?s ( *ildr5 "u #e ye>s ( age1 a
 total ( #b1fjj1jjj dea?s annually2     
,:]eas und]n\ri%$ adolesc5t girls (t5   
suff] impair$ cognitive ability &       
productivity1 & ! future *ildr5 ( ^?    
girls are at increas$ risk = l[ bir?    

weight & dea?2 ,:]eas iron defici5cy    
anemia1 associat$ ) und]nutrition1      
contributes to #a 9 #e mat]nal dea?s1 or
 #bj p]c5t ( mat]nal mortality2 ,:]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 ( evid5ce supports ! 
b5efits ( improv$ brea/fe$+ practices on
 ! %ort-t]m & long-t]m heal? &          
developm5t ( *ildr5 & _! mo!rs2 ,:]eas a
 gr[+ body ( evid5ce indicates t r$uc+  
mat]nal & *ild malnutrition1 especially 
9 ! critical #a1jjj-;day p]iod betwe5 ! 
beg9n+ ( pregnancy & ! second bir?day ( 
! *ild1 is imp]ative to--  7#a7 end+    
prev5table *ild & mat]nal dea?s2  7#b7  
improv+ ,,iq1 & physical1 bra9 &        
cognitive developm5t2 &  7#c7 /r5g!n+ ! 
immune sy/ems ( *ildr52 ,:]eas combatt+ 
malnutrition is an economic issue1 z    
well z a global heal? issue1 t is c5tral
 to r$uc+ pov]ty & putt+ communities on 
a pa? t[>d great] self-reliance &       

economic gr[?2 ,:]eas rese>* indicates  
t-- 7#a7 adults :o 7 well n\ri%$ z      
*ildr5 e>n up to #df p]c5t m ?an adults 
:o 7 maln\ri%$ z *ildr52  7#b7 c\ntries 
) a v high burd5 ( e>ly malnutrition h  
l[] economic gr[? rates result+ f lo/   
income & productivity2 &  7#c7 ! co/ (  
*ild malnutrition is sub/antial1 )      
e/imat$ losses 9 ,gross ,dome/ic        
,product ( #c to #af p]c5t & pot5tial   
impacts to ! global economy z high z    
#c1ejj1jjj1jjj p] ye>2  ,:]eas lead+    
economi/s & ,nobel ,laureates h id5tifi$
 improv+ *ild nutrition z ! mo/         
co/-effective way to improve global     
heal? outcomes & enhance developm5t2    
,:]eas ! ,multi-,sectoral ,nutrition    
,/rategy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =     
,int]national ,developm5t 7,,usaid7     
recognizes t x is 9 ! national int]e/ ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to help develop+        
c\ntries r$uce malnutrition by address+ 
! direct & und]ly+ causes (             
malnutrition2 ,:]eas ! l9kage betwe5    
humanit>ian assi/ance & developm5t      

programm+ "u ! ,,usaid ,multi-,sectoral 
,nutrition ,/rategy helps build         
resili5ce to %ocks & /resses 9 vuln]able
 communities1 promotes great]           
self-reliance1 & is ess5tial to r$uc+   
long-t]m reliance ^u o!r =ms ( ,unit$   
,/ates =eign assi/ance2 ,:]eas1 9       
addition to provid+ bilat]al support1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates plays a lead+ role 9      
support+ ! goals ( ,scal+ ,up           
,nutrition1 a global movem5t ( #fj      
c\ntries to prioritize nutrition ?r\gh  
effective policy & d$icat$ national     
res\rces1 p>ticul>ly dur+ ! #a1jjj-;day 
w9d[ ( opportunity betwe5 ! beg9n+ (    
pregnancy & ! second bir?day ( ! *ild2 &
 ,:]eas1 despite ! significant progress 
9 r$uc+ und]nutrition s9ce #aiij1 global
 progress has be5 too sl[--  7#a7 to    
ensure t und]nutrition no long] inhibits
 a *ild's ability to atta9 a full &     
prosp]\s future2 &  7#b7 = ! global     
community to rea* ! global nutrition    
t>gets set = #bjbe3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 recognizes t-- 7,a7   

malnutrition is a univ]sal issue t no   
c\ntry c af=d to ov]look2  7,b7 food    
security & good nutrition 9 e>ly        
*ildhood saves lives & lays ! f\ndation 
= heal?y physical & cognitive gr[? &    
developm5t2 &  7,c7 ! pot5tial life-long
 heal? & economic b5efits ( e>ly        
*ildhood nutrition influ5ce ! future (  
individual *ildr5 & families1 z well z  
entire communities & c\ntries2  7#b7    
ackn[l$ges t effective programs to r$uce
 malnutrition are n only lifesav+1 b    
also critical to ! success ( ,unit$     
,/ates =eign assi/ance programs to      
improve global heal?1 end prev5table    
*ild & mat]nal dea?1 a*ieve an          
,,aids-free g5]ation1 rea* />v+ *ildr5  
dur+ an em]g5cy1 /r5g!n food security1 &
 accel]ate inclusive economic gr[?2     
7#c7 affirms t x is 9 ! national int]e/ 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to help develop+      
c\ntries build _! own capacity to r$uce 
malnutrition1 address ! direct &        
indirect causes ( malnutrition1 & meet !
 nutritional ne$s ( wom5 & *ildr52  7#d7

 recognizes ! effectiv5ess ( !          
,multi-,sectoral ,nutrition ,/rategy (  
,,usaid1 ! ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t ,global     
,nutrition ,coord9ation ,plan1 & !      
,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t ,global ,food ,security
 ,/rategy to address ! direct & indirect
 causes ( malnutrition & rea*1 by #bjbe1
 ! global nutrition t>gets agre$ to at !
 ,_w ,heal? ,assembly 9 #bjab2  7#e7    
supports ! goals & pr9ciples ( ! ,scal+ 
,up ,nutrition movem5t to end global    
malnutrition ?r\gh--  7,a7 great]       
collaboration betwe5 gov]nm5ts1 civil   
society1 int]national organizations1    
donors1 ! private sector1 & rese>*]s on 
multi-sectoral approa*es2  7,b7         
co/-effective & inclusive approa*es2 &  
7,c7 improv$ transp>5cy & acc\ntability 
= results2  7#f7 recognizes !           
significant progress made 9 ! fight     
aga9/ global malnutrition1  7#g7        
recomm5ds accel]at+ improvem5ts to !    
sy/ems affect+ ! heal? & nutritional    
/atus ( wom5 & *ildr5 ?r\gh innovative1 
scal$-up approa*es2  7#h7 applauds !    

ef=ts ( ,,usaid to integrate effective  
nutrition programm+ across relevant     
developm5t sectors2 &  7#i7 calls =     
additional trans=mative ef=ts across    
relevant sectors at ,,usaid to accel]ate
 progress t[>d end+ mat]nal & *ild      
malnutrition1 includ+ ?r\gh--  7,a7     
c\ntry developm5t coop]ation /rategies t
 align ) national nutrition plans2 &    
7,b7 improv$ & cle> me?ods to track     
nutrition fund+ & outcomes across all   
global nutrition programs ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 especially ^? relat+  
to--  7i7 global heal?2  7ii7 food      
security2  7iii7 agricultural           
developm5t2  7iv7 basic education2  7v7 
food assi/ance2 &  7vi7 wat]1           
sanitation1 & hygi5e 7also kn[n z       
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