Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on Tuesday named by the United Nations Secretary-Geneeral, Ban Ki-moon, as a member of a 27-member body to tackle childhood malnutrition.

As Okonjo-Iweala waits for the result of an interview process for the presidency of the World Bank, the UN’s Department of Public Information on Tuesday said she and some heads of state and other reputable individuals would be part of the panel, Scaling Up Nutrition, which would focus on improving nutrition as a key to progress in health and development.

The group is to represent the many countries, organidations and sectors working to improve nutrition, and serve as a strategic guide for the global movement.

SUN is committed to advancing the strength and security of nations by improving maternal and child nutrition. SUN, is a global push for action and investment to improve maternal and child nutrition.

“Never before have so many leaders, from so many countries and fields, agreed to work together to improve nutrition,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as he explained that “the SUN movement gives all of us, including the UN, an opportunity to support countries in their efforts to end hunger and malnutrition.”

Okonjo-Iweala will be joining the lead group which includes heads of state from countries that have prioritized efforts to scale up nutrition, as well as representatives of the donor, civil society, business and UN system organizations that are aligning resources to help SUN countries drive progress.

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Beaf: This woman will be our future President.

Beaf: This woman will be our future President.

JomoGbomo2: @Beaf: Sometimes we confuse leadership with expertise in our chosen career.

Anyway, what I think this means is that the world power is telling her to forget the world bank job and take on the substitute in the UN coffer. It couldn't have been more obvious.

JomoGbomo2: @Beaf: Sometimes we confuse leadership with expertise in our chosen career.

Anyway, what I think this means is that the world power is telling her to forget the world bank job and take on the substitute in the UN coffer. It couldn't have been more obvious.

kkk17: Na wa o!!!! America just wants this world bank job by all means. Even bringing UN into it now. If Ngozi says no they'll say she doesn't care about hungry children. Lets watch and see.

mexxy1: Personally, I think the US has taken this too far. This is the height of desperation from them. Why wasn't the nutrition appointment given to Kim, the US candidate and 'a Public Health expert'?
NOI is an economist and Kim, a Health expert. Why give a job to tackle malnutrition to an economist when there is a health expert available?
.......... I rest my case.

ndu_chucks: Why are they offering her this UN appointment while she is awaiting the world bank job and also busy with he Ministerial duties in Nigeria? I hope this is not some sort of wayo wayo activity to prevent her from getting the world bank job. Do they want to kill her with all these duties? SMH

mexxy1: Personally, I think the US has taken this too far. This is the height of desperation from them. Why wasn't the nutrition appointment given to Kim, the US candidate and 'a Public Health expert'?
NOI is an economist and Kim, a Health expert. Why give a job to tackle malnutrition to an economist when there is a health expert available?
.......... I rest my case.

mexxy1: Personally, I think the US has taken this too far. This is the height of desperation from them. Why wasn't the nutrition appointment given to Kim, the US candidate and 'a Public Health expert'?
NOI is an economist and Kim, a Health expert. Why give a job to tackle malnutrition to an economist when there is a health expert available?
.......... I rest my case.

JomoGbomo2: @Beaf: Sometimes we confuse leadership with expertise in our chosen career.

Anyway, what I think this means is that the world power is telling her to forget the world bank job and take on the substitute in the UN coffer. It couldn't have been more obvious.

ndu_chucks:

hmmm. I'm not sure she will be able to handle Nigeria's political thugs. I don't think she'll make a great politician and wouldn't recommend that job for her at all.

Silva79: Make them no kill dis woman with 2 much work abeg!!

LOL which job?

The real people working are the people on ground in these places wia people are dying daily...The rest are just Pen Pushers and bureaucratic fools who do nothing but sit behind their desks and create one useless 50 page document - policy or the other and then fly over to a poor country for the photoshoot when the real dirty work has bn done by the Real People....

Tschewwwwwwww.

Baba70 Fela has said it all.

Ganys: sometimes i laugh when i read some news.America and their yeye trick. why should UN make this appointment when they know that the woman is vying for world bank presidency. It is very clear here that there is conspiracy going on. Come to think of it, what qualifies Ngozi for this malnutrition appointment?...I think Dr. Kim world have been the best candidate for this UN malnutrition appointment than Ngozi with reference to their CV.
From the look of things, Ban ki moo is trying to play a racial card here. He wants smooth road for his fellow asian who is being backed by the america. But Inshallah, they will all fail. Its Ngozi or no one. i know her CV is intimidating them but God will prevail. Nigeria will laugh last inshallah

ab.Y:
That goes to show that ds woman is a great asset to this country.i gues she ll b d nxt world bank presido.