Addressing malnutrition in West and Central Africa
Addressing underlying vulnerabilities and ensuring sustainable financing
Highlights
While the nutrition situation in the West and Central Africa Region (WCAR) is not receiving enough attention at a global level, the context remains challenging in most of the region’s countries considering the effects of climate change, the economic crisis, the slow recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, political instability, and the increase in insecurity. Recurrent and multiple shocks lead to increased vulnerabilities and a worrying nutrition situation for
women and children.
This advocacy note seeks to help address these underlying vulnerabilities and ensure sustainable financing to respond to malnutrition in West and Central Africa.