[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 154 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 48149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17387]
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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Board for International Food and Agricultural Development
Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby
given of a public meeting of the Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development (BIFAD), COVID-19 and Nutrition: Impacts,
Field Innovations, and the Way Forward. The meeting will be held on
September 14, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT at http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html. A public comment period is scheduled from 11:50
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EDT.
This convening follows the June 4, 2020 181st BIFAD meeting, Food
Security and Nutrition in the Context of COVID-19, to provide an update
on the impacts of the pandemic on nutrition outcomes and to discuss
USAID's response. The COVID-19 crisis risks backsliding on nutrition
gains with irrevocable impacts on mortality and lost potential. Initial
projections show likely significant increases in wasting and
forthcoming analyses will quantify the potential impacts on small for
gestational age, micronutrient deficiencies, stunting and declines in
breastfeeding. Field reporting indicates significant reduction in
coverage of key nutrition interventions. These will all translate in
loss of life and development gains if not countered with adequate
action on nutrition as global decision makers focus on response and
recovery.
The meeting provides dedicated time to discuss how the global
community can work together to protect and advance nutrition outcomes
across sectors during COVID-19 response and recovery. In real time,
researchers and implementers are gathering evidence to better
understand the impacts of the pandemic and learning how to respond.
The meeting will be organized to achieve three objectives:
1. To provide an update on what emerging research and data can tell
us about the current and expected impacts of COVID-19 containment and
control measures on nutrition, and how we should use this emerging
evidence to guide our response.
2. To learn from our implementing partners and USAID Missions
across sectors that have pivoted their implementation to respond to
COVID-19 and protect nutrition outcomes. To understand the realities on
the ground, and to include the innovations and expertise of those on
the frontlines in the discourse.
3. To discuss and prioritize actions for the near, medium, and long
term to safeguard and accelerate nutrition progress.
The meeting is intended to help support decision making by USAID
and its partners and stakeholders working to advance food security and
nutrition at global, regional and national levels. On the basis of
testimony, including public comments, shared at the meeting, BIFAD will
provide formal findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Agency
on best-bet operational and programmatic investments.
BIFAD is a seven-member, presidentially appointed advisory board to
USAID established in 1975 under Title XII of the Foreign Assistance
Act, as amended. The provisions of Title XII concern bringing the
assets of U.S. universities to bear on development challenges in
agriculture and food security, and BIFAD's role is to help carry out
this function.
Participants may register at http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html. For
questions about registration, please contact Jordan Merker at 202-478-
6087 or [email protected]. For questions about BIFAD, please contact
Clara Cohen, Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for
Resilience and Food Security, USAID at [email protected] or (202) 712-
0119.
Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD.
[FR Doc. 2020-17387 Filed 8-7-20; 8:45 am]
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