The Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2025
ATNi is participating in N4G Summit 2025 in Paris as a facilitator in the International Advisory Group, an advisor to the Ministry of External Affairs of France, a co-chair of the Private Sector Working Group, an accountability mechanism supporting the GNR on private sector commitments, and a member of the Independent Expert Group.
The Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2025 is the flagship international conference on global nutrition, occurring every four years. It will take place in Paris on 27-28 March 2025, coinciding with the culmination of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition. This critical event aims to accelerate global progress in ending malnutrition. Building on past N4G summits hosted in the UK, Brazil, and Japan, N4G Paris aims to:
- Put nutrition at the heart of sustainable development policies through coordinated action across sectors and across political processes.
- Make the fight against all forms of malnutrition a universal cause as nutrition is a fundamental human right and no one should be left behind.
- Create continuity between past and future N4G Summits and establish a continuous trend to expand commitments to good nutrition.
- Maintain a high level of political and financial commitment from multiple stakeholders at national, regional and global level.
As a global pledging platform, N4G Paris will inspire concrete commitments to ensure a healthier, more equitable future for all. Commitments will be submitted in the GNR Nutrition Accountability Framework.
The summit offers ATNi a vital opportunity to advance its mission to transform markets for nutrition.
ATNi is one of several formal partners engaged in the N4G process. As ATNi brings its expertise and network on finance and private sector accountability and engagement. We are involved in a catalysing role in many of the ongoing processes:
- As a facilitator in the International Advisory Group and an advisor to the Ministry of External Affairs of France;
- As a co-chair of the Private Sector Working Group, together with Paris Peace Forum and GAIN;
- As an accountability mechanism, supporting the GNR on private sector commitments;
- As member of the Independent Expert Group via our Executive Director Greg Garrett; and
- As a support to enable investors to engage and make pledges
The Private Sector Working Group (PSWG) is the Paris N4G’s primary interface with the private sector. It seeks to provide a platform for collaboration between public and private sector actors that prioritise impact and public health while recognizing the need to shape markets to improve nutrition outcomes.
The PSWG fosters an open dialogue between public and private sector actors on selected priority areas in addressing all forms of malnutrition. It recognizes that many of the root causes of malnutrition cannot be solved without the involvement of those who grow, produce, and market food. The PSWG is identifying key areas for action and facilitating the development of SMART commitments to further scale up positive and sustained private sector action for nutrition. Prioritisation criteria include potential impact on nutrition, feasibility, SMART-ness, and ease of and willingness to report on progress. These commitments, while important, are part of a larger goal to catalyse sustained private sector action, complementing efforts by other N4G stakeholders.
The Independent Expert Panel on Nutrition (IEG) was formed by the Paris Peace Forum to identify and prioritize actions to improve global nutrition, in preparation for the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris in 2025. The panel is composed of globally recognized nutrition experts, acting independently, with the goal of synthesizing recommendations to accelerate progress on tackling malnutrition.
The recommendations are designed to address the multiple facets of malnutrition, including poor growth during pregnancy and childhood, deficiencies in essential vitamins and nutrients, and overweight and obesity. The IEG recognizes that malnutrition has far-reaching consequences, including increased mortality, preventable disabilities, and poor cognitive and physical development. The panel emphasizes the need for evidence-based investments and policies, noting that nutrition is one of the best-buy development investments.
The panel’s recommendations are structured around five key sectors that contribute to improved nutrition: Health systems; Agrifood systems; Social Protection systems; Education systems; and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) systems. The panel also provides five priority cross-cutting recommendations that cut across all sectors:
- Enhance nutrition governance, coordination and accountability.
- Improve policies and increase investments based on global and context-specific evidence.
- Invest in human resources for nutrition.
- Invest in data and evidence to improve design and performance.
- Focus on equity, including breaking gender barriers to access good nutrition.
The recommendations are intended to be a starting point for further discussion among stakeholders. The panel calls on all stakeholders to take action and make commitments to improve nutrition globally. The panel emphasizes that the persistence of malnutrition is a failure of governance and a manifestation of inequity. The panel recognizes that while investments and policies are usually decided within sectors, realizing the potential of good nutrition requires action across all sectors.
For more information or for possibilities on partnerships, please reach out to Efi Chatzinikolaou, Senior Partnerships Manager efi.chatzinikolaou@ATNi.org