Ethiopia, AfDB Sign $31 Mn Grant to Help End Stunting and Malnutrition
Ethiopia s Ministry of Finance has signed a grant agreement worth over $31 million with the African Development Bank (AfDB) aimed at supporting the efforts to end child stunting and malnutrition in Ethiopia.
Signing the agreement were Yasmin Wohabrebbi, Ethiopia s State Minister of Finance, and Abdu B. Kamara, AfDB s Deputy Director-General for East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office.
The agreement, under the Seqota Declaration which aims to end stunting in children, will be implemented in Amhara and Tigray regions, it was learned.
On the occasion, Ethiopia s State Minister of Finance Ms. Yasmin pointed out the grant will help strengthen efforts to eradicate the underlying causes of chronic under-nutrition and ending stunting among children. She further noted that the grant will help the implementation of Ethiopia s Food and Nutrition Strategy, which she recalled aims to deliver hig
Ethiopia, ADB Sign 31 Million USD Grant Agreement to Help End Undernutrition
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Addis Ababa, May 10/2021 ( ENA) African Development Bank (ADB) and Ministry of Finance have signed over a 31-million-USD grant agreement to support the efforts to end stunting and child malnutrition of children in the country.
Finance State Minister Yasmin Wohabrebbi and ADB East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office Deputy Director-General Abdu B. Kamara inked the agreement today.
The agreement under the Seqota Declaration will be implemented in Amhara and Tigray regions, it was learned.
During the signing ceremony, Finance State Minister Yasmin said the grant will be used to further support efforts to eradicate the underlying causes of chronic under-nutrition and ending stunting among children.