Joint MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: High-Level Panel Discussion “Towards Eliminating Child Stunting for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Africa”. The event is open to media throughout.
The first report on the Cost of Hunger in Africa study including results from Egypt, Ethiopia, Swaziland and Uganda and jointly produced by the AUC, ECA and the WFP, will also be launched during the high level event.
The meeting will end with a Press Conference on the Cost of Hunger in Africa Study.
WHEN: 28 March 2014 from 11:00 am to 01:00 pm
WHERE: The Transcorp Hilton, Abuja at the Anambra Meeting room.
WHO: The meeting is organized by the African Union Commission, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development; the Economic Commission for Africa; and the United Nations World Food Programme. It will be attended by finance ministers, agriculture ministers, development actors, private sector, NGOs and UN agencies concerned with eradicating child stunting in Africa.
Key speakers will be:
1. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Minister of Finance, Nigeria
2. Mr. Matia Kasaija: Minister of Finance, Uganda
3. Dr. Carlos Lopes: UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
4. Dr. Mustapha S. Kaloko: Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission
5. Mr. Manoj Juneja: Assistant Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
6. Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki: Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Agency
7. Mr. Michael Anderson: Chief Executive Officer, The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
8. Mrs. Jasmine Whitbread: Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children Dr. Carlos Lopes, Dr. Mustapha S. Kaloko and Mr. Manoj Juneja will be available to take questions from the media