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Why food systems investments must be measured by their impact on children, not only by economic returns.

Drawing on first‑hand experience from one of the world’s most fragile contexts, Paul Kinuthia, Senior Director, Food, Cash & Markets, Disaster Management, argues that repeatedly cutting food, health and protection services traps communities in endless crisis. He makes the case that narrowing aid to short‑term survival is a false economy that drives higher costs, deeper instability and repeated emergencies. The solution, the author provides, is urgent investment in resilience alongside life‑saving aid. This investment should be seen as a credible way to protect children and reduce the need over time.

A strategy like this is not just about ambition — it’s about what it will mean in the lives of nearly 400,000 children who will grow, learn, and thrive because of it. Standing with the team and our partners as this next chapter begins. 👏🏾

The uncomfortable truths shaping child hunger, malnutrition and social protection.

If finance is to be a true driver of sustainable development, it must be accountable for its human impact, and that begins with children.

Martha Bedane provides two crucial and easily implementable actions to drive more effective and inclusive governance, accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.