S. Res. 260 (Agreed to Senate) — Recognizing the importance of sustained United States leadership to accelerating global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and supporting the commitment of the United States Agency for International Development to reducing global malnutrition through the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy.

That the Senate—

(1)

recognizes that—

(A)

malnutrition is a universal issue that no country can afford to overlook;

(B)

food security and good nutrition in early childhood saves lives and lays the foundation for healthy physical and cognitive growth and development; and

(C)

the potential life-long health and economic benefits of early childhood nutrition influence the future of individual children and families, as well as entire communities and countries;

(2)

acknowledges that effective programs to reduce malnutrition are not only lifesaving, but also critical to the success of United States foreign assistance programs to improve global health, end preventable child and maternal death, achieve an AIDS-free generation, reach starving children during an emergency, strengthen food security, and accelerate inclusive economic growth;

(3)

affirms that it is in the national interest of the United States to help developing countries build their own capacity to reduce malnutrition, address the direct and indirect causes of malnutrition, and meet the nutritional needs of women and children;

(4)

recognizes the effectiveness of the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy of USAID, the U.S. Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan, and the U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy to address the direct and indirect causes of malnutrition and reach, by 2025, the global nutrition targets agreed to at the World Health Assembly in 2012;

(5)

supports the goals and principles of the Scaling Up Nutrition movement to end global malnutrition through—

(A)

greater collaboration between governments, civil society, international organizations, donors, the private sector, and researchers on multi-sectoral approaches;

(B)

cost-effective and inclusive approaches; and

(C)

improved transparency and accountability for results;

(6)

recognizes the significant progress made in the fight against global malnutrition,

(7)

recommends accelerating improvements to the systems affecting the health and nutritional status of women and children through innovative, scaled-up approaches;

(8)

applauds the efforts of USAID to integrate effective nutrition programming across relevant development sectors; and

(9)

calls for additional transformative efforts across relevant sectors at USAID to accelerate progress toward ending maternal and child malnutrition, including through—

(A)

country development cooperation strategies that align with national nutrition plans; and

(B)

improved and clear methods to track nutrition funding and outcomes across all global nutrition programs of the United States Government, especially those relating to—

(i)

global health;

(ii)

food security;

(iii)

agricultural development;

(iv)

basic education;

(v)

food assistance; and

(vi)

water, sanitation, and hygiene (also known as “WASH”).

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Jun 24, 2019viewing Agreed to Senate Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Young, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Casey, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Reed, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Warren, Mr. Moran, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Brown, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mr. King, Mr. Jones, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Braun, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed

Jun 24, 2019 Reported in Senate Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Young, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Casey, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Reed, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Warren, Mr. Moran, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Brown, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mr. King, Mr. Jones, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Braun, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed

Jun 24, 2019 Introduced in Senate Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Young, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Casey, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Reed, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Warren, Mr. Moran, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Brown, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mr. King, Mr. Jones, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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