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<p>We use our position on the World Bank Board, as the leading contributor to the
International Development Association (IDA), to push for increased, high-quality World
Bank investments in nutrition. For example, we worked with the World Bank as they
designed the Human Capital Project to ensure the inclusion of nutrition as one of
the Human Capital Index’s key indicators. We expect the Index and Project to have
a positive impact on nutrition indicators and consequent impact on economic development.</p><p>
</p><p>We have been advocating for the next IDA replenishment (IDA19) to increase
support to human capital, including nutrition, across its key priorities, such as
gender and fragility, conflict and violence. Under the current replenishment (IDA18),
IDA plans to reach 180 to 200 million people with basic nutrition services, as a result
of its growing portfolio of IDA investments in nutrition.</p><p> </p><p>We also work
closely with the Bank as a partner in encouraging others to invest. To this end, we
co-hosted a high-level event in 2017 alongside the World Bank Group to encourage the
international community to make new commitments to nutrition. We are also working
with the Bank on substantive preparations for the Tokyo Global Nutrition Summit 2020
which will be a critical moment to secure new global commitments to tackling malnutrition
through to 2030.</p>
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