The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with MBRGI and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), announced a major new US$300 million partnership to help save 3 million children from malnutrition. As part of this collaboration and within the broader Edge of Life Campaign and an alliance that will bring together additional partners to eventually reach 5 million children this catalytic donation of US$100 million will allow UNICEF to mobilize an additional US$200 million to scale up its life-saving nutrition programmes globally.
Through its technical expertise and strong on-the-ground presence, UNICEF will expand access to prevention, early detection, and treatment services for the most vulnerable children.
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The campaign was launched in Ramadan by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with the aim of raising hundreds of millions of dollars to be invested in fighting childhood hunger around the world.
The growing momentum behind this campaign, including CIFF’s collaboration and efforts to scale lifesaving nutrition for the most vulnerable children, sends a clear signal that the world is capable of standing together for children as needs rise and now is the time for others to join.
His Excellency Al Gergawi stated: CIFF and UNICEF’s contribution alongside this latest Ramadan campaign, and the collaboration with MBRGI in its implementation, reflect the profound partnership between the organisations. It underscores our shared vision for strategically combating childhood hunger and highlights the urgent need to invest in sustainable projects that address the risks of acute malnutrition worldwide.”
“The ‘Edge of Life’ campaign and CIFF’s contributions alongside it as a part of broader efforts represent a critical humanitarian milestone at a time when childhood hunger and malnutrition are reaching alarming levels globally. It reflects UAE’s steadfast commitment to addressing relevant global challenges and CIFF’s longstanding commitment to advancing proper nutrition for children across the world” Said Lana Al Wreikat, UNICEF Director for the Gulf Area GCC Countries.
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Anna Hakobyan, Chief Impact Officer and Executive Director for Nutrition at CIFF, stated: “CIFF is proud to deepen its longstanding collaboration with UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Fund and MBRGI to support essential nutrition for children. This is a pivotal milestone in CIFF’s broader efforts to unite with key funding and delivery partners to scale malnutrition treatment and prevention where the need is greatest. Through these broader efforts and additional resources mobilized, the goal is to reach over 5 million children, helping them not only survive but flourish.”
