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United Against Malnutrition & Hunger (UAMH) is an alliance pressing the UK Government and politicians of all parties for global action on malnutrition and hunger, which is the cause of 45% of deaths of children under 5.
We are delighted to welcome Dr Sima Samar as an Expert Adviser.
Nobel Peace Prize nominee, renowned human rights advocate & influential global figure dedicated to public service, humanitarian work & women’s empowerment.
#Afghanistan #SDG2 #globalhealth
https://uamh.uk/team/dr-sima-sama
Welcome @FinianAli, who can now add UAMH Expert Adviser to his considerable achievements.
An inspiring nutrition advocate, migration scholar, & development research fellow from Nigeria.
@SUNCSN @SUNYouthNetNig @CS_SUNN
#SDG2 #ZeroHunger #FoodSecurity
https://uamh.uk/team/finian-ali/
Reducing development funding is a false economy that will cost future taxpayers more.
Malnutrition cuts learning, earning & prosperity. It drives global migration & instability.
Instead, be strategic, urges our CEO @jonathanoates.bsky.social .
He lays out the reasons why.
#InvestInNutrition
📢Our Year in Review is live - highlighting UAMH’s key milestones & reflections from 2025.
https://uamh.uk/our-year-in-review-uamhs-key-milestones-and-reflections-from-2025/
#SDG2
Joining UAMH’s Board is personal for Mykay Kamara. Find out why here.
https://uamh.uk/joining-uamh-is-personal-our-board-member-mykay-kamara-explains-why/
Thank you, Lord Alton for highlighting the suffering in Sudan, where 11 million children are hungry, & hundreds of 1000s on the brink of death from malnutrition.
An atrocity caused warlords fighting & blocking food supplies.
The UK must do more.
#SDG2 #ZeroHunger #Famine
A very important question, which we thank Lord Bates for raising.
What is the humanitarian cost of the UK’s cut to ODA? Is it being evaluated?
If cuts prevent access to food for civilian populations, how can that be compatible with our obligations under international law?
#SDG2
Hunger in Nigeria is widespread & predicted to rise to 34.7 million people in 2026.
Yet it is a forgotten crisis, says Thierno Samba Diallo @ACF_Nigeria, giving expert evidence to the @CommonsIDC inquiry.
We thank both for drawing attention to this suffering. #ZeroHunger #SDG2
We thank @CommonsIDC for holding its inquiry on UK’s Development Partnership with Nigeria, where Camilla Higgins @INGOforum_ng spoke.
In 2026, 35M people in Nigeria face hunger, equivalent to 1/2 the UK’s population. Imagine that.
#InvestInNutrition to improve global security.
Thank you, Mary Dinah @zerohungeraid, for being an expert witness at @CommonsIDC inquiry.
In Nigeria, severe acute malnutrition affects 10% of under-fives & 12% of infants under 24 months.
Malnutrition must be treated because nutrition is foundational to development.
#SDG2
A glimmer of good news!
Thank you for asking this important question @BaggyShanker
Malnutrition causes 45% of the deaths of under-fives & 20% of maternal deaths worldwide. It wreaks misery & fuels instability.
People in Gaza must have access to nutrition.
#ZeroHunger #SDG2
Good question @DavidMundellDCT @APPGNutrition
Stretched ODA makes the Child Nutrition Fund vital.
A financing partnership pioneered by the UK with @UNICEF @CIFFchild & @gatesfoundation, it boosts UK development funding to improve the lives of millions of children.
#N4G #SDG2
Conflict & are locked in a deadly cycle. That’s the grim reality driving famine in Sudan today.
Powerfully described by Baroness Anelay.
It is a difficult listen. But we need to know.
#Famine #SDG2 #ZeroHunger
Well said @BaronessGoudie.
In Sudan, women & children are starving because food is being used as a weapon of war.
Antenatal supplements & emergency therapeutic food would limit the perpetrators' impact on the next generation.
#InvestInNutrition
Food is the present & the future.
Yet funding for famine-hit Sudan is short, says @jonny_oates
Not enough for infants' emergency therapeutic food.
Not enough for smallholder farmers to restore food production.
#InvestmentInNutrition saves lives now & beckons a better tomorrow.
Our CEO @jonny_oates leads the UAMH alliance, which works towards a world where no child dies of malnutrition.
Proven, cost-effective Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food pulls young children back from the brink of starvation.
It is unconscionable that this is being denied #ZeroHunger
Thank you, The Lord Bishop of Leeds, for laying out the staggering suffering in Sudan, where 25-30 million people are hungry & 16 million children need aid.
What is the Government’s assessment of this humanitarian situation, he asks.
#Famine #Sudan #SDG2 @savethechildrenuk
We bring people together who want a world where everyone has nutrition to survive & contribute to prosperous, stable communities.
Huge thanks to the brilliant speakers & contributors at the launch of our report.
Esteemed Agenda Setters & Nutrition Champions!
Photo credit: robin_niedojadlo
📢Huge debts damage development & generations by making malnutrition much worse.
Our report Debt and Malnutrition: Ending the Doom Loop has practical solutions to break the link.
Here's our CEO @jonny_oates talking to @IanpayneLBC @LBC on launch day.
#DebtAndHunger #SDG2
Launching today on uamh.uk!
Malnutrition traps 100s of millions in poverty. Surging debt repayments are making it much worse.
Debt and Malnutrition: Ending the Doom Loop exposes the problem & shows how debt can be transformed into a tool for growth. #DebtAndHunger
There is famine in Sudan, where food is being used as a weapon of war - an utterly desperate emergency highlighted by @AnnelieseDodds.
Blocking food aid is against International Humanitarian Law.
The UK must lead the way in upholding the law & advocate strongly for compliance.
Debt soars. Nutrition services shrink.
That’s happening in low-income countries right now.
Debt and Malnutrition: Ending the Doom Loop shows how to change debt into a tool to improve child nutrition.
Polling reveals public support for action.
Published tomorrow.
@jonny_oates
Tomorrow, we publish Debt and Malnutrition: Ending the Doom Loop.
Our analysis of 9 LMICs reveals rising debt fuels hunger by shrinking nutrition services.
It offers practical solutions - and we’re thrilled @aoteh will Chair the launch event. Stay tuned #DebtAndHunger
A young child stands outdoors, looking directly at the camera. Text highlights the UK Government's role in protecting nutrition aid and supporting fair debt reform, with a report launching on November 12th.
Global malnutrition has soared, driving poverty and unrest.
The UK can lead change by protecting nutrition ODA and supporting fair debt reform.
Launching 12 November: @UnitedAMH’s Debt and Malnutrition: Ending the Doom Loop.
See more at uamh.uk #DebtAndHunger
Three smiling children in red uniforms eat from plates in a cafeteria. Text highlights the impact of nutrition investment on economic growth.
Growth - isn’t that what we want?
Every US$1 invested in nutrition returns US$23.
Debt reform that supports global nutrition is smart economics.
@UnitedAMH’s report Debt and Malnutrition: Ending the Doom Loop launches 12 November on uamh.uk. #DebtAndHunger
Thank you @EdwardMorelloWD, for leading this debate on Planned Reductions in Official Development Assistance in International Development.
The timing of cuts is terrible. They come as global need is rising, and many millions of children are suffering unimaginably from hunger.
A group of people in colorful attire gather outdoors near a table. Text highlights debt servicing costs surpassing health budgets in low-income countries.
In 2023, low- and middle-income countries spent over US$400 billion on debt repayments - more than on health and education.
This fuels hunger and malnutrition.
@UnitedAMH’s report Debt and Malnutrition: Ending the Doom Loop launches 12 November on uamh.uk. #DebtAndHunger
Malnutrition costs up to 10% of GDP in affected countries, draining economies and futures.
Debt repayments are swallowing budgets that should feed children.
Watch out for the UAMH report on how to break this doom loop to be published 12 November #DebtAndHunger
Well said @Lord_Collins Nutrition is foundational to the development of every human being’s body, brain & immunity. That makes nutrition foundational to economic development. To growth! To jobs! That’s why addressing malnutrition is required for real change.
#ZeroHunger #WorldFoodDay
As our CEO @jonny_oates said in #WorldFoodDay's Starvation as a Weapon of War Debate, hunger & conflict are locked in a deadly cycle. Conflict causes food insecurity.
Food insecurity causes instability. UK ODA investment in nutrition can help break this cycle #FoodSecurity
