Select committee: International Development Committee

UK aid for improving nutrition

Closed Opened 18 Oct 2021 Closed 26 Oct 2021

International Development Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

The International Development Committee held a one-off oral evidence session on nutrition with evidence from development policy experts, ahead of the third Nutrition for Growth Summit in December. This session focused on the impact of malnutrition in childhood, what can be done to improve global nutrition levels, and the impact of climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic on nutrition and food security.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 18 October 2021.

The committee has not published a report yet.

Evidence

1 oral evidence sessionLatest 26 October 2021
5 witnesses

All evidence

Recent activity

UK aid for improving nutrition26 October 2021, Oral evidence

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
26 Oct 2021	UK aid for improving nutrition Dr Agnes Kalibata · Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Dr Lawrence Haddad · Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Dr Morseda Chowdhury · Bangladesh, BRAC, Grainne Moloney · UNICEF, Professor Claire Heffernan · London International Development Centre	View ↗

Who gave evidence

5 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Dr Agnes Kalibata · President	Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)	1
Dr Lawrence Haddad · Executive Director	Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)	1
Dr Morseda Chowdhury · Director, Health, Nutrition and Population Programme (HNPP)	Bangladesh, BRAC	1
Grainne Moloney · Senior Nutrition Adviser	UNICEF	1
Professor Claire Heffernan · Director	London International Development Centre	1