Results of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021

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Results of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021

On the 7th and 8th of December 2021, Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit hosted by the Government of Japan was held in a hybrid format. The summit is an assembly of international initiatives to tackle nutrition improvement, which met for the third time since beginning with London Olympic and Paralympic Games. Various related events were held in conjunction with the Summit.

At the summit, in addition to taking up the topic of the Double Burden of Malnutrition (under- and overnutrition occurring simultaneously within a population) for the first time, discussions focused on the five thematic areas of: (1)Health, (2)Food, (3)Resilience, (4)Accountability, and (5)Financing, with consideration for the worsened global nutrition situation due to COVID -19.

The results of the discussions were published in the Tokyo Compact on Global Nutrition for Growth, and 396 commitments from 181 stakeholders including 66 countries, 26 private sectors, and 51 civil societies were submitted and the financial contribution for nutrition related effects amounting to over 27 billion U.S. dollars was announced. . From now on, a system will be created to check the degree of achievement of the announced commitments (pledges) throughout the world, with the aim of solving the world’s nutrition challenges.

The next Nutrition for Growth Summit is scheduled to be held in France in 2024.

For more information about this Summit, please visit the nutrition summit official website.
https://nutritionforgrowth.org/

For the results and program of the Tokyo Nutrition Summit, please click the link below.

NJPPP Initiatives

“Support for NJPPP members and others to participate in the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit”

(1) Support of Commitment Making Subcommittee activities for the Tokyo N4G summit

Seven Themes for a Uniquely Japanese Proposal: The Business Constituency Group (BCG), a group of international food-related business associations, set seven commitment areas, and with the support of the NJPPP, seven themes (Japanese food, low-sodium, protein intake, nutrition labeling, improved nutrition in the workplace, hygiene and nutrition in emergency situations, and improved nutrition through distribution) were developed as commitment-making subcommittees.
The activities of this subcommittee were reported as one of the MAFF side events.

NJPPP provided information, held sponsor study sessions, and assisted in the preparation of summaries (vision statements, recommendations for the compact, etc.) as each subcommittee.
In addition, to support the creation of corporate commitments, we conducted “Support Services for the Promotion of Nutrition Improvement Projects by Japanese Food Companies and Others at the Tokyo N4G Summit” in order to 1) collect reference information to support the creation of corporate commitments at each subcommittee, and 2) organize information at each subcommittee and create recommendations to encourage more companies to submit their commitments.

(2) Support for submission of commitments, endorsement of the Tokyo Compact on Global Nutrition for Growth., and endorsement of the Action Plan.

Toward the Tokyo N4G Summit, we have supported study groups and other activities to issue commitments, mainly from the private sector, and have called on member companies and organizations to submit their commitments and endorse the Tokyo Compact on Global Nutrition for Growth.
We have also provided support to member companies and organizations for their respective presentations to “TOKYO NUTRITION FOR GROWTH SUMMIT 2021 Action Plan”, which was a side event of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

●Results of Commitment Submission Support

13 organizations/companies from NJPPP members submitted commitments (8 from the private sector and 5 from other organizations).

●Results of TOKYO NUTRITION FOR GROWTH SUMMIT 2021 Action Plan～Specific Action

Plans for Implementing N4G Compact by Japan’s Food Stakeholder～ (a side event of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
26 organizations /companies from NJPPP members endorsed the Action Plansproject and presented their efforts at a side event.
*For more information on the Action Plan, please click here.

*Click here to learn more about NJPPP’s efforts leading up to the Tokyo Nutrition Summit.
*Click here for a page with resources and information related to the Tokyo N4G Summit.


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