Ireland’s Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eamon Gilmore TD, and U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton co-hosted a High Level Forum in Tanzania on 12 June to look at progress on scaling up nutrition programmes globally and at Irish-US cooperation on the issue.

Mr Gilmore said: “Our work with the US will help ensure that children in some of the poorest countries in the world, including Tanzania, get the nutrition they need to survive, and to lead healthy and productive lives”.

During a 4-day visit, the Tánaiste (pictured, right) also discussed hunger more generally with the Secretary of State and the Tanzanian Government as well as progress and the challenges facing Tanzania of hunger and food security.

Nutrition is a key driver of change in relation to reducing hunger and will be a central thread in the new country strategy that will guide Ireland’s partnership with Tanzania for the next five years.