United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, and 25 others to lead the fight against global malnutrition.
This was contained in a statement by the Scaling Up Nutrition SUN Movement, an initiative of the UN Secretary-General launched in 2010.
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According to the movement, one in three people suffer from malnutrition the world over and 149 million girls and boys are stunted, hence the job of the global leaders would be to support country-led efforts to scale up nutrition and to deliver for girls, boys and their families to ensure a world free from malnutrition by 2030.
The appointments remain valid until July 2021.
See the full list below:
1. Akinwumi ADESINA (Nigeria), President, African Development Bank
2. Manal AL ALEM (Jordan), Chef
3. Reem Ebrahim AL-HASHIMI (UAE), Cabinet Member and Minister of State for International Cooperation
4. Mercedes ARÁOZ FERNÁNDEZ (Peru), Vice-President, Republic of Peru
5. Inger ASHING (SWEDEN), CEO, Save the Children International
6. Cherrie ATILANO (Philippines), Founder and CEO, Agrea Agricultural Systems Internaional Inc.
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7.Alicia BÁRCENA IBARRA, (Mexico) Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
8. David BEASLEY (USA) Executive Director, World Food Programme
9. Martin CHUNGONG (Cameroon), Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
10. Josefa Leonel CORREIA SACKO (Angola), Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission
11. Aliko DANGOTE (Nigeria) Chairman and CEO, Dangote Group
12. Annette DIXON (New Zealand) Vice President Human Development, World Bank
13. Chris ELIAS (United States of America) President of Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
14. Shenggen FAN (China), Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
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15. Henrietta H. FORE (USA) Executive Director, UNICEF and Chair of the SUN Movement Lead Group
16. Sophie HEALY-THOW (Ireland), Youth Leader
17. Daniel KABLAN DUNCAN, (Côte d’Ivoire), Vice President Côte d’Ivoire
18. Monica Katebe MUSONDA (Zambia), Founder and CEO, Java Foods
19. Jakaya KIKWETE (Tanzania) Former President United Republic of Tanzania, Kikwete Foundation
20. Shinichi KITAOKA (Japan), President Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
21.Maryam MONSEF (Canada), Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Canada
22. David NABARRO (United Kingdom), Sustainable Development Facilitator, 4SD
23. Sania NISHTAR (Pakistan), Founder and President, Heartfile Foundation
24. Inia SERUIRATU (Fiji), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fiji
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25. Feike SIJBESMA (The Netherlands), CEO, Royal Dutch DSM
26. Gunhild Anker STORDALEN (Norway), Founder and President, EAT Foundation
27. Gerda VERBURG (The Netherlands), UN Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the SUN Movement
