Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and ranking member Michael McCaul (R-Texas) issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act into law today:
“We are proud to see that the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act has been signed into law. This new law will advance life-saving and low-cost nutrition programs to urgently address alarming rates of malnutrition globally. Today, more than 345 million people are facing acute food insecurity around the world and a famine declaration is looming in the Horn of Africa. Prioritizing effective nutrition activities and making them a core part of our existing humanitarian and development programs will strengthen the health, development, and productivity of the next generation of children and families around the world.”
As Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Coons led his bipartisan bill through the Senate with Senators Wicker (R-Miss.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) to bolster federal efforts and increase coordination to address global malnutrition. The Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act will authorize the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to scale up programs and activities to prevent and treat malnutrition globally and establish the Nutrition Leadership Council with representatives from relevant agencies to coordinate USAID’s efforts.
Click here to learn more about the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act.
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